Part 255 - Diwangiri to Rangiya: bulbs dispatched and bird collecting

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SUMMARY:
At Diwangiri, mail and bulb specimens (Nos. 573, 1041, 717, 553, 564) were sent to Ramsbottom, and 19 loads of kit were sent via the Pradhan to the station at Rangiya; the area teemed with birds, with 23 shot and Ramzana handling the skins. After halting at Diwangiri with cool, rainy weather, the party set out early for Rangiya following night rain.

CONTENT:
night, and was fine and cool today.

Lil. giganteum 573
n. nanum 1041
Noth. bulbulifera 717
Lil. nepal. var concolor 553
Lil. wallichianum 564

12th Nov. Diwangiri - Some rain again last night. Very cool all day and 3 blankets last night. Sent off a mail today, and the bulbs to Ramsbottom. In one parcel sent bulbs of Nos 573, 1041, 717, 553, 564. Half our kit, 19 loads also sent down to Pradhan to forward to the station at Rangiya. Diwangiri is just teeming with birds. We shot 23 today and could have got many more had we wanted, but Ramzana can't be asked to skin more than 20 in a day. There must be any amount of animal life too, anything from goral and pig to tiger or panther and elephant. We came across none of these though.

14th Halted in Diwangiri: This was a pleasant place for our last halt, as we found new birds so plentiful. Diwangiri now is pleasantly cool all day and pretty chilly at night. We had local rain for an hour or two each day.

15th Nov. To Rangiya. A most successful day. We were woken up by fairly heavy rain at 2.30 and got up about 4.0 to pack up the last birds and our remaining kit. The servants were all anxious to be off as soon as possible, but we did not leave till 6.0 when the rain stopped. We walked down to