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than in their colour — a distinct 
race between the Arab and Ber- 
ber on the one side and the 
Negro stock on the other, although 
I would not suppose that the 
ancients had taken their proto- 
type of Leucaethiopes from them. 
However striking may be the 
linguistic indications of a connec- 
tion of this tribe with the Kaffers 
of South Africa, there can be no 
doubt that historically they have 
proceeded from the west towards 
the east. But of this more on 
another occasion. 
I staid out till the sun went 
down, and before leaving my open 
dwelling sketched the long range 
of mountains to the east, together 
with the Fingting. 
Between mount Meshila and 
mount Kirya a road leads to the 
seats of the Koma. 
The whole plain affords excel- 
lent pasture, and the town itself 
is a straggling place of great ex- 
tent. That part of the gover- 
nor's house which he assigned to 
me consisted of a courtyard with 
a very spacious and cool hut, 
having two doors or openings^ 
