104 THE CAMEL 



and come from Mesalamieh, south of Khartum, on the 

 Blue Nile. 



A. Slanting line on either cheek. 



shuknya From the same neighbourhood as the above, but 

 beasts of burden only. 



A. Line from the nose to the eye. 



Dongoiese Bred at Dongola, but are naturally much softer 

 than the camels bred by the Bedawins, and even than 

 the Delta camels. 



Abiroof Are raised in the vicinity of Shendy ; purely bag- 



gagers ; have long necks, and are hairy about the ears. 



A. In shape of the letter f, the top of the 



letter running down the spine, the tail of the 



letter down the side behind the saddle. 



Genai ^ n s * z6 an ^ a PP earance rather similar to the Kabashi. 



Used as baggagers. 



A. Line from eye to eye under the jaw. 



B. Four lines on either hind leg. 

 ES Dari- Same as above. Come from Siwa. 



A. | | ' Gaim saif,' on any part of the body. 



B. > under either ear. 

 0. f called 'Half.' 



D. 1\ called ' El Miara.' 



In the north-west of Kordofan the Hamid, and in 

 the west the Hamre, Arabs also breed largely, but it is 

 a noticeable fact, which Prout, in his ' Province of Kor- 

 dofan,' calls attention to, that south of latitudes 13 or 

 13 30' camels cannot be bred successfully, the animals 

 being degenerate and without speed or endurance. In 

 the north and east of Darfur the chief pursuit of the 

 Arabs is camel breeding. At Om Badr, the head- 

 quarters of the Homr tribe, over 30,000 have been 



