 | Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| India. As it was now dusk, we had to leave the spoil where it fell, but sent a couple of elephants and a few natives with axes next day to bring in the trophies, their heads, horns, and armour-plates, and part of the flesh, which some experimented on, cooked like a steak, but, though eatable, it... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| Bhotan, one of the localities in which it is found, is a large independent state on the north-east frontier of Bengal, most of it a terra incognita to Europeans, owing to the strictly exclusive Indo-Chinese policy exercised by its rulers.
The author was for some months stationed at the little ou... |
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| Beavan, R.C. 1865 The rhinoceros in Bhotan (Rhinoceros indicus, Cuv). Intellectual Observer 6: 170-174 |
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| The hide of the animal is made by the Bhotanese into small round shields with brass bosses let in, and are considered by them to be bullet-proof. |
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| Knighton, W.; Revoil, B.H. 1865 La cour d'un roi d'Orient, ou les distractions de Nussir-u-Deen, souverain de Luknow. Traduit de l'anglais. Paris, J. Vermot, pp. 1-316 |
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| Bose, B.K. Kant 1865 Political missions to Bootan: comprising the reports of the Hon'ble Ashley Eden, 1864; Capt. R.B. Pemberton, 1837, 1838, with Dr. W. Griffiths's Journal; and the Account by Baboo Kishen Kant Bose. Calcutta, Bengal Secretariat Office, pp. i-xi, 1-137, i-xi, 1-206 |
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| p.204 From Bijnee to the Hills the whole country is covered with a species of reed called Khagrah, interpersed here and there with forest trees. The jungle is of sich height that an elephant or rhinoceros cannot be seen in it when standing up. – In this jungle there are tigers, bears, elephants... |
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| Eden, A. 1865 Political missions to Bootan, comprising the reports of the Hon'ble Ashley Eden,--1864; Capt. R.B. Pemberton, 1837, 1838, with Dr. W. Griffiths's Journal; and the Account by Baboo Kishen Kant Bose. Calcutta, Printed at the Bengal Secretariat Office |
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| Sherwill, J.L. 1865 A geographical and statistical report of the Dinagepore District. Calcutta, Bengal Central Press |
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| [27] rhinoceros not mentioned among animals of Dinagepore.
[28] Annual fair is held in April at Nekh Murd, 40 miles north-west from Dinagepore. Estimate of numbers brought to the fair for sale in 1861:
200 elephants of all sizes, 12 camels, 1 rhinoceros
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| Robin 1865 Sport in Assam. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 26 (662), 1865 September 2: 169 |
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| Cock, C.R. 1865 Sport in Assam. Field, the country gentleman's magazine 25 (635), 1865 February 25: 137-138 |
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| Chas. R. Cock, Lieut. 43rd Regt.N.I.
Major C.R. Cock, Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General, Eastern Frontier Section, was killed in 1877
March 1864, shooting with Capt. B.
first at Rakuldooly, small village 16 miles below Goalpara, 1 March 1864
killed huge male rhinoceros, 6 ft 3 in heig... |
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| Sarel, H.A. 1865 Shooting expedition in Bhootan Dooars. Bombay Gazette Wednesday 19 July 1865: 5 |
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