Abstract

Bhabar: dry country, with a subsoil of boulders, at the foot of the Himalayas.Bhangala: a channel of a river.Bheel: a small lake (in Assam).Chowki: a post, or a hut (for a forest guard, etc.).Dans: horse-fly or gad-fly.Dun: a plateau in a valley or a flat valley in the foothills of the Himalayas.Hatisar: an elephant station.Khola: a stream.Sal: a hardwood species of tree of great commercial value.Savannah: tropical or sub-tropical grassland containing scattered trees or shrubs.Shikar: shooting, or sport.Tal: a small lake.Tand: look-out tower for frightening away crop-raiding rhinoceros and other animals.Tapoo: an island in a river.Terai: moist country a few miles from the base of the Himalayas, at the edge of the bhabar.Tongi: the Assam equivalent of tand.

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