Himalayan Journals — Volume 2 / Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.

The narrative records a sequence of mountain journeys through the eastern Himalaya, combining route descriptions and camp life with systematic observations of vegetation, fauna, geology, and climate across altitude zones. It details encounters with local villages and customs, difficulties of travel and provisioning, and the behavior of people and pack animals, while noting plant communities from subtropical trees to alpine rhododendrons and conifers, insects and birds, and useful or edible plants. Practical field techniques, natural-history anecdotes, and reflections on biogeographic relationships and landscape scenery are woven throughout.