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under my observation, but I have never seen them in-milk. 

 Referring to these goats in his book, we read as follows : 

 " The herd of Nubians that we possess come from the 

 confines of Erythrea, where they were obtained only after 

 unheard-of difficulties. Apart from those resulting from 

 several days' travelling on the backs of camels, it was 

 necessary to resort to all sorts of artifice to escape the 



Fig. 7. Head of pure Nubian She-Goat (Zareber variety), show- 

 ing the peculiar camel type. From a photograph 

 supplied by M. Crepin. 



watchfulness of the local authorities, who strictly interdict 

 the exportation of the kind we were seeking. This breed 

 is called the Zareber,* and responds with great exactitude 

 to the description given by Huart du Plessis, Geoff roy 

 Saint Hilaire, and Dr. Sacc." The description given is as 

 follows : "A close silky coat, long pendulous ears, an 

 elongated neck and body, limbs long and slender ; udder 



* The word Zareber (Fr. Zara'ibe) means an enclosure or 

 stockade. 



