[16] The use of the bow and arrow has now disappeared in northern India, and survives only among some of the jungle tribes.
[17] A curious relic of the custom of cock-fighting at Lucknow survives in the picture by Zoffany of the famous match between the Nawab Asaf-ud-daula and Col. Mordaunt in 1786. The figures in the picture are portraits of the celebrities at the Court of Oudh, whose names are given by Smith, Catalogue of British Mezzotint Portrait, i. 273.
[18] Bater, Coturnix communis.
[19] Lucknow is now an important racing centre, and the Civil Service Cup for ponies has been won several times by native gentlemen.
[20] The feather or curl is one of the most important marks. If it faces towards the head, this is a horse to buy; if it points towards the tail, it is a 'female snake' (sampan), a bad blemish, as is a small star on the forehead. A curl at the bottom of the throat is very lucky, and cancels other blemishes. A piebald horse or one with five white points, a white face and four white stockings, is highly valued. The European who understands the rules can often buy an 'unlucky' horse at a bargain.
[21] Dub, Cynodon Dactylon.
[22] Chadar.
[23] Cicer arietinum: the word comes from Port, grão, a grain.
[24] Moth, the aconite-leaved kidney-bean, Phaseolus aconitifolius.
[25] Barsati from barsat, the rainy season; a pustular eruption breaking out on the head and fore parts of the body.