SPECIES AND BREEDS 103 



is carried on, so as to avoid the roads, and keep out of 

 the way of being raided or disturbed. 



A. Circular mark on the right cheek. 



B. 4 Mekimmeh,' a slash across the cheek. 



C. Line on either side of the upper lip. 



D. Eound blotch on the neck. 



E. Short line across the fore-arm. 



F. Line across the hind-quarters behind the 



saddle. 

 These are average-sized, muscular and hardy, and Haden- 



dowa 



are essentially desert animals, of a lightish brown colour, 

 better adapted as Hageens. This tribe is contiguous 

 to the Bisharins, and they inhabit the deserts stretching 

 between Suakim and Wadi Kokreb and down to Kassala, 

 where camel breeding is extensively carried on, Fillik, 

 forty miles off, being their permanent headquarters. 



Also riding camels, and very highly esteemed. Are Ababdeh 

 said to divide honours with the Bisharin in pace and 

 quality ; both these breeds, however, are occasionally 

 used as baggagers. 



A. 6 Na 'ala,' round mark under the ear. 



From the same tribe and also used for carrying loads. Darhami 

 A. Two lines under each ear. 



Bred in tens of thousands by the Kababish, who are Kabashi 

 the finest and most powerful tribe in Kordofan. The 

 camels are large and hairy, chiefly baggagers, and 

 particularly good for desert work. 



A. Line (El Bay) passing under the stomach or 



chest. 



B. Three lines on hind legs. 



These are bigger than the Bisharin or Ababdeh, Arrafi 

 but are not so good. They are used chiefly for riding, 



