erto seen but few. Very pretty doves fly about our tent; and
Dr. Overweg shot some small birds to send home.

Aheer, in general, must be considered as a part of the Southern Sahara,
or Great Desert. Any country not producing periodic crops of grain,
either by the annual rains or by irrigation, comes under this
denomination here. Aheer answers the description perfectly, although
there are some exceptions. Seloufeeat and Tintaghoda have annual crops
of grain produced by irrigation.

I have obtained a list, such as it is, of the towns and villages
surrounding Tintalous. Seloufeeat and Tintaghoda are not mentioned, as
they lay in our route to this place. My informant declined to give any
account of the numbers of the population, in all cases.[15]

[15] He may have refused from superstitious motives. Muslims are
peculiarly sensitive on this subject. In Egypt, Mohammed
Ali encountered considerable passive resistance in his
endeavours to procure a census.--ED.

From Tintalous, as radii, are spread around the towns and villages
of--As[)a]ra, two hours west; As[)a]r[)a]ra, a place near Asoudee;
Gh[)a]loulaf, four hours south; Asoudee, six hours south-south-west;
T[)a]nous[)a]m[)a]t, two hours west (forty people); Agh[)o][)o][=o]u,
two hours north (country of Escort En-Noor); T[)a]n[=a]s[)a]m[=a], four
hours east (one family); Agh[)a]dez, six days south-west; Baghzem, two
days south; Agh[)a]l[)a]gh, a few hours further south (fifty people);
Bind[)a]ee, one hour and a-half east (no people); Teelaou, four hours
east; Tegheda, a walk for shepherds, three hours west; Asoud[)a]r[)a]ka,
five hours south (forty or fifty); Terken, seven hours west (not known);
Time[)e][)a], four hours west (fifty, and many dates); Doumous, one day
west; Agharghar, two days west; Oud[)a]ras, two days south-south-west
(place for shepherds); Abasas, two days south (a place for shepherds);
Tabernee (a well), two days south; Shouw[)a]r[=e]k[)e]d[=e], or
Touwerkedad (on the side of Tabernee), one day south; Maree, one day
south (place for shepherds); Ar[)a]s[=a]mad[)a]n, by the side of Maree,
south (well); Shintaghalee, in Wady Tentaghemea, near the above, south;
Azanwazgh[)e]r, near the above, south; Zanairas,[16] two days
north-east.

[16] Zanairas is the native place of Ferajee and Deedee, where
Lousou exercises authority. This list is still very
imperfect. It is difficult to find a man who will give
correct and f