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[[circled]] 9 [[/circleld]]  I woke [[strikethrough]] up [[/strikethrough]] this morning at 6 but there was no view of the Kinchinganga Range.  Clouds & mist covered Darjeeling except at short intervals, in one of which I saw the base of the Kinchinganga range for a short time.  July is the rainiest month of the year with an average of 28 inches, the total being about 100 or so.  November is one of the dryest months.  After breakfast I visited the new Natural History Museum which is situated in a park near the Gymkana Club.  There were cases of mounted birds with names, a few carnivores, many cases of butterflies & moths & bird's eggs. [[strikethrough]] it is a [[/strikethrough]] The place was new & well lighted but no curator is attached or is there any office or study collection

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The mountain range is Kinchinjunga or Kanchanjanga