CHAP. VII. GENERAL ACCOUNT OF FEZZAN. 
Coot. A coot was one nigiit picked up in the street, and brought 
to our house. It was the first seen in Morzouk, 
Spm'row. The male is slate-coloured, with black marks ; the 
female as in Europe : very numerous. 
Simllow. Slate-coloured, and very small. 
Butcher Bird. Slate-colour. 
Owl. Small species, having horns or feathered tufts. 
Wren. Small, having black wings and yellow breast. 
Wagtail. Eesembling a mule Canary-bird. 
A bird resembling a thrush, but having a long tail. 
Wild and tame Pigeons. The former emigrate in August to 
Bornou and the Tibboo countries. 
Partridges. North of Sockna. 
Domestic fowls not very plentiful. 
Goose. A few at Zuela. 
Vegetable Productions. 
Gafooly Masr. Indian corn. 
Gafooly Abiad. A small grain. 
Gussub. A small round brown grain. Dhourra of Egypt. 
Gussub Tamzawi. Another species of the same. 
Gussub Albawi. Another do. 
Gummah. Wheat. 
Shair. Barley. 
Tareedi. Another species of barley, of a red colour. 
Bishna. A small grain resembling canary seed. 
Lubia. A small bean. 
Gilgillmi. A small pea. 
Latila. A small black tare, 
Kerwia. Caraway seeds. 
N N 
