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Forrest, Charles R., 1824. A picturesque tour along the river Ganges and Jumna, in India: consisting of twenty-four highly finished and coloured views, a map, and vignettes, from original drawings made on the spot: with illustrations, historical and descriptive. London, R. Ackermann
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Asia - South Asia - India - Ganges valley |
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Distribution |
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Indian Rhino |
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[133] In expectation of some sport, being now in the vicinity of the Rajmahal Hills, a group of mountains, which in this part separates the provinces of Bengal and bahar, we halted one entire day at the village of Fathipore, and having procured from thence a shekarri, or in plain English, a poacher, well acquainted with the haunts of the different species of game with which these hills abound, we mounted our elephants, for it is thus that indian sportsmen take to the field, and formed a party of eight or nine persons.
In the course of the day we came upon the tracks of a rhinoceros, several of which are found on these hills; we followed them some time, in hopes of coming up [134] with him; in some parts he appeared to have very recently passed, since the water was still muddy where he had trodden. Our pursuit was, however, in vain.
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