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Horsley Hills
Horsley Hills or Horsleykonda is a series of hills in Andhra Pradesh in Madanapalle taluk of Chittoor district and is about 9 miles from Madanapalle town. The local name of the hill was Yenugu Mallama Konda after a legend of a saintly old woman named Mallamma who lived atop the hill and was fed by elephants (yenugulu). W.D. Horsley, a British collector, built his home around 1870 after whom it is named. In contrast to the surrounding dry, hot and barren country surrounding it the area is well vegetated and cooler climate made it attractive as a hill resort and tourist spot.
== Flora and fauna ==
The native vegation of the area has been replaced in some parts with dense growths of eucalyptus and plantations of exotic trees. In the past the area had more wildlife including sambar deer (now reintroduced into the wild), wild boar and sloth bear.〔 More than 133 species of birds have been recorded from the area and these include the endemic Yellow-throated bulbuls, first recorded from the area in 1908. Other birds which are rare in the surrounding region include the black eagle and the white-rumped shama. The endemic toad ''Duttaphrynus hololius'' has been found here and a ground orchid ''Diplocentrum recurvum'' was rediscovered here after nearly a century. Several species of lichen have also been documented from the region.
William D. Horsley was born at Chingleput on 8 September 1834〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://search.fibis.org/frontis/bin/aps_detail.php?id=85445 )〕 where his father John Horsley served in the Madras Civil Service from 1817-51. An older brother, Ralph, born in 1831 at Courtallam, was murdered at Bellary in 1856 where he was a Head Assistant Collector. William married Mary Pelly in April 1864 and died in 1899.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Peerage )〕
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