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We report new measurements of the laser induced fluorescence spectra of the HCCl $A1A\prime \prime -X1A1$system in the 515-615 nm region. The spectra were obtained under jet-cooled conditions using a pulsed discharge source. The pure bending transitions $20n$ with $n=5-8$ and combination bands $20n30m$ with $n=4-6$ and $m=1,2$ have been measured and the rotational structure fit to a asymmetric top Hamiltonian, which yielded precise values for the band origins and effective rotational constants. Consistent with previous work, only sub-bands with $Ka\prime =0$ appear strongly in the spectra. Fluorescence lifetimes were measured for rotational levels in each band, and the energy dependence of the lifetimes will be discussed.