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WILD ANIMALS OF AHEER. 
satisfactory, for the Kailouees are apparently an 
active people, at least in this seaspn; but they 
moved about little while the rain lasted, and in 
the middle of the day they rarely visit us — always 
in the morning and in the afternoon. Dr. Overweg 
has got some patients ; bat people generally seem 
to enjoy very good health in this place. We have 
now a great deal of wind instead of rain : it always 
blows hard in the latter part of the day. I find 
this weather very bracing, though the thermometer 
at nine p.m. sometimes stands at 83°. The rainy 
season may be considered nearly at an end. 
The valleys and rocks of Aheer abound with 
several kinds of wild animals, both the inoffensive 
and the ferocious ; viz. the gazelle, the wadan, the 
wild ox, the ostrich, the wild boar, the jackal, the wolf, 
the hy3sn:\, and the lion. Numerous birds haunt 
the trees. Amongst others we noticed a very beau- 
tiful species of dove, with a very distinct black ring 
round its neck ; the hippoo ; the wood-pecker ; 
linnets ; and over us flew the little black-and-white 
bird with the long feathers in its tail. 
I5th. — We had a fine morning; the wind has 
quite dried our encampment. There will be little 
more wet weather, they tell us ; and the rain has some 
time quite ceased in Soudan. This is fortunate, as 
already several of our things have been spoiled. 
The Kailouees are taking advantage of the dry 
weather, and may be seen riding about in all 
directions. The members of the great families, like 
