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Browne's journey. 
fur, Mr Browne made numerous inquiries con- 
cerning the neighbouring nations, and the ter- 
ritories which they inhabited, and collected many 
curious notices. 
Darftir, which signifies the kingdom of Foor or 
Fur, as it is written by Browne, the only Euro- 
pean traveller who has visited the country, lies to 
the S. E. of Bergoo, and is bounded on the E. by 
Kordofan. The country is of considerable extent, 
and in many places covered with wood. During 
the dry season, the appearance of the open coun- 
try is sterile and barren, but when the rains com- 
mence, the dry sandy soil is soon changed into 
green fields covered with luxuriant vegetation. 
Considerable quantities of maize, sesame, beans> 
and legumens, are raised by the inhabitants for 
food. There are several species of trees in Dar- 
fur, but the tamarind alone is valuable for its 
fruit, or rises to a considerable size. The date, 
which is diminutive, does not appear to be indi- 
genous. Domestic animals are the camel, the 
sheep, the goat, and horned cattle, which are 
numerous. Of the milk of the cow some of the 
inhabitants make a kind of cheese, but the pro- 
cess is not generally known. The camel is of an 
inferior quality ; and the horse and the ass are 
imported from Egypt and Nubia. Their wild 
animals are the lion, the leopard, the hyaena, the 
wolf, and the wild buffaloe. The termites^ or 
