 | Sclater, P.L. 1875 Exhibition of a drawing of a supposed new rhinoceros from the terai of Bhootan. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875 February 16: 82 |
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| Mr Slater exhibited a drawing of a supposed new rhinoceros from the terai of Bhootan, which had been forwarded to him from Calcutta by Mr. William Jamrach, and read extracts from a letter addressed to him by Mr Jamrach on the subject. Mr Jamrach at the date of his letter (Jan. 16, 1875) was leav... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| Stationed in the village of Julpigoria, an outposton this frontier, situated on the banks of the Teesta. Expedition into Bhutan in May. On return, in a small patch of reeds near a swamp, we came across a herd of 7-8 rhinos. R. fired right and left and to our intense astonishment, down dropped ... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| Bhutan, shields. The hide of the animal is made by the Bhotanese into small round shields with brash bosses let in, and are considered by them to be bullet-proof. |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| They generally live in families of four or five together. - We came across a herd of 7-8 rhinos. |
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| Eden, A. 1865 Report on a visit to Bootan (1863-1864). Parliamentary Papers 1865 (47): Papers relating to Bootan: 173-255 |
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| p.192 Letter of experience of Deputy Magistrate (14 March 1862) penetrating a short way across the Bootan frontier. – Vast tracts are covered with wild cardamum, growing dense and high, so high as to overtop me standing in the howdah; these tracts are the haunts of the rhinoceros, of which ther... |
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| Donough, T.A. 1865 General description of the country. Parliamentary Papers 1865 (47): Papers relating to Bootan: 302-303 |
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| In this country there are rhinoceros. |
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| Stacy, L.R. 1836 Fossil remains in the Himalayan mountains. Proceedings of the Ashmolean Society 11: 9 |
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| Turner, S. 1800 An account of an embassy to the court of the Teshoo Lama, in Tibet, containing a narrative of a journey through Bootan, and part of Tibet. London, W.Bulmer, pp. i-xxviii, 1-473 |
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