White Buffalo. A small white animal, very swift, and courageous when wounded. Antelope. Few are found near Morzouk. Wild Cat. Found in the rocks. Porcupine. Living in the wadeys near Bonjem. Hedgehog. Met with about the wells, and eaten by the Arabs. Rat. Of two colours, yellow and brown; the latter are found in houses, the yellow on the desert: both have hairy tails. Guntsha. An animal of the rat species, black, having a bushy tail, and head resembling that of a badger: lives in palm-trees, and is easily tamed. Mouse. Of two kinds, like the rats; one yellow, the other brown. Gerboa. Found only on the desert. Rabbits. Few wild; some tame in Morzouk. Brought from the coast. Hare. Found in the wadeys; rather scarce. Camel. The Maherry, or running Camel. Horse, ass, very few cows; sheep and goats also very scarce. Dogs, two only in Morzouk of the greyhound species. The Birds are, The Ostrich. Found in the mountains of Wadan. Eagle. Scarce. Vulture. Common on the desert. Hawk. Common. Wild Turkey. In the wadeys north of Sockna. Raven. Numerous on the desert. Duck. I have seen some flights, but cannot tell whence they some, probably from some waters on the desert. Coot. A coot was one night picked up in the street, and brought to our house. It was the first seen in Morzouk. Sparrow. The male is slate-coloured, with black marks; the female as in Europe: very numerous. Swallow. Slate-coloured, and very small. Butcher Bird. Slate-colour. Owl. Small species, having horns or feathered tufts. Wren. Small, having black wings and yellow breast. Wagtail. Resembling a mule Canary-bird. A bird resembling a thrush, but having a long tail. Wild and tame Pigeons. The former emigrate in August to Bornou and the Tibboo countries. Partridges. North of Sockna. Domestic fowls not very plentiful. Goose. A few at Zuela. Vegetable Productions. Gafooly Masr. Indian corn. Gafooly Abiad. A small grain, Gussub. A small round brpwn grain. Dhourra of Egypt- Gussub Tamzawi. Another species of the same, Gussub Albawi. Another do. Gummah. Wheat. Shair. Barley., . Tareedi. Another species of barley, of a red colour, Bishna. A small grain resembling canary sped. Lubia. A small bean. Gilgillan. A small pea, Latila. A small black tare, Kerwia. Caraway seeds. N N '
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