of specimens. Infestations of R. e. evert si are similar to those 

 of Equatoria but heavier and more widely spread than those of Bahr 

 EL Ghazal. H. truncattm is represented by only a single collection 

 from Makier." 



SHEEP and GOATS have furnished specimens of A. lepidvun , R. 

 e. evertsi, R. s. ^sanguineus, and R. s. siraus. ~ ~ 



DARFUR PROVINCE * 



Northward from the Bahr El Arab (River) that separates Darfur 

 from Bahr EL Ghazal Province, the landscape gradually changes from 

 tall to short grasslands with fewer and fewer trees and thence to 

 desert scrub and extreme desert conditions. Few big game animals 

 exist across the Bahr EL Arab and those that do are confined to the 

 southern periphery of Darfur. Camels make their first appearance 

 here and horses and donkeys are considerably more common than here- 

 tofore. Cattle and sheep aboiond. Volcanic, fertile, terraced 

 Jebel Marra, with an altitude of almost 10,000 feet, is unexplored 

 for ticks. Differences in the tick faunae of plains, hills, and 

 mountains, and various kinds of grasslands remain to be invest!— 

 gated . 



MAMMALIA 



A FOX was infested by R. s. simus and another (Viilpes pallida ) 

 by R. s. sanguineus . ~ ~ 



DCMESTIC FOWLS 



A. persicus has been found at Fasher. 



*Most data for Darfur are from material collected by Sudan Veter- 

 inary Service personnel from domestic animals in six areas in the 

 central part of the Province during the dry season. Scattered 

 records in Sudan Government collections have also been obtained. 



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