xii Illustrations 



EVENING ON THE HAMUN 67 



THE GOVERNOR OF SEISTAN 67 



A NET FOR WILDFOWL . . . . . . 68 



THE PROCESSION OF TUTINS ..... 68 



THE LAKE-DWELLERS IN THEIR REED CRAFT ... 70 



A KULA 82 



THE BEATERS 82 



GEESE IN FLIGHT 87 



A BAG OF GREY LAGS 95 



WATER IN A THIRSTY LAND 101 



RUSTAM'S FORT 101 



ON THE SEISTAN DESERT 104 



AHU-GARDANI Ill 



A SUCCESSFUL DAY Ill 



LOADED UP 117 



SEISTAN GAZELLE 121 



THE WILD ASS 121 



GAZELLES OF EAST PERSIA 127 



URIAL COUNTRY . . . . . . . .132 



A SALT SPRING . . . . . . . .132 



VILLAGE IN EASTERN PERSIA . . . . .138 



THE TAKHT-I-RAWAN ON " SHORA " . . . .138 



A BALUCH PRAYER-RUG 145 



AN OPPRESSED DONKEY . . . . . .145 



A CAMEL CARAVAN 147 



ROADSIDE SCENE IN PERSIA 148 



A VILLAGE; TREADING OUT THE CORN . . . .148 

 A VILLAGE WEDDING 150 



BIRJAND 153 



