HUNTING.— emus. BEASTS. 2j9 ti'ees, wliile other kinds of thrush witli bhxck or wliite lioiids [Tardus (ixos), leucocephalus (Cratero])Us), and xanthopygus (Ai'sinoe)], which crowd in flocks the lower bushes, by their chatterings, curious notes, and mocking songs remind us of the starling. The Marabous (Leptoptilus, here called Abu sein), has also become plentiful. The Schaigies take great delight in chasing these birds, (that have a difliculty in rising from the Liround) on horseback, snd even on dromedaries, either overriding them or knocking them down by throwing a stick, and then, without killing them, pull out the feathers under the tail and set them at liberty ; these feathers they sell to us for some trifle or other. Our collection increases, and Ave rejoice in the ju'ospect of at a future time seeing them in the Berlin Museum, for which Ave intend them. The animals noAV in that museum sent by us Avill be found enumerated in the Appendix. One bird, most plentiful in Chartum, the small red house-tit (Fring. Senc-L-al L.), we have never seen here.

Of living animals, avc have a young animal of the lynx species, Iiere called fagged ; but, although Ave have had him many months by us, he is as litth? tamed as any Aveasel. Against my brother, though he has never beaten him, the beast has a ])eculiar spite, :ind he cannot pass near him without being in danger of feeling his sharp chiAvs driven into his feet. Besides, Ave have a young lion (the male lion here has no mane), and a kind of panther (here sometimes called nimr, tiger, a vague designation of all larger animals of the feline species, and sometimes, fagged), Avhich has all the Avay along its back a Avhitish mane, as broad as one's hand, under which, hoAA'cver, its peculiar spotted skin is observable; especially Avhen,as it groAvs older, this mane thins ott", seeming to be peculiar to the animal in its younger state. Further, avc have a kind of squirrel, Avith a silver grey tail (Sciurus brachyotus Ehrenb.), Avhich has become perfectly tame, and li-ves in strange intimacy with the lynx. Of these squirrels there seems to be plenty here, but never haAe I seen them on the trees, as Avith us ; they dig and grope about the ground, especially Avhere tlie natives have their ern pits. Of birds, Ave have only the Secretary, or snake-eater ; and a Hoi-n-bird (Buceros nasutus L.\ Avhich was Avinged by a shot. The first is verv handsome, and has t!ie peculiarity that in T 3