Wild Sheep in Seistan 137 



through a country of low round hills about 

 Lowari-ab, it seemed almost that, point my glass 

 where I would, there was a ram or two looking 

 at me from every hill -top. I shot two of no 

 great size, but did not stay looking about for 

 bigger beasts, as Kahmat assured me that at Bat- 

 tammar, two marches farther on, would be found 

 the real big ones. But this promised land was 

 quite destitute of any sheep, big or small ; 

 though as regards water, grazing, and other 

 attractions, it was rather superior to the one I 

 had just left. No doubt, when asking Kahmat 

 to find big heads, one was giving him a task to 

 which he was unaccustomed. This time he made 

 the common error of thinking untried ground 

 must be best omne ignotum pro magnifico. But 

 Kahmat did not make many mistakes. 



