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CHAPTER VII.

SOUTH-WESTERN SUDAN.

(Boulnois.) (Thk Bahr El Ghazal.)

1. Introductory 2. General Description 3. Rivers and Water Supply 4. Administration 5. Resources. {/Joulnois and Broun) 6. Clim.ate and Hygiene. (Ilaymes) 7. Forestry. {Broun)... 8. Communications and Transport ... 9. Tribes 10. Game ... 11. Religious Beliefs. {Cummins) 12. Dinka and Bongo Vocabulary. {Cum.mins and Tiirstig) 13. Itinerary of Bahr el Ghazal River : — Lake No to Meshra el Rek, {Oarstin, Paake, Editor, etc.)

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CHAPTER VIII.

WESTERN SUDAN.

{The Editor.) (KORDOPAN, DaRPUR, AND ShILLCK COUNTRY.)

Section 1. — Kordofan. {Lloi/d) : —

1. General Description ... 2. Inhabitants ... ... 3. Towns 4. Animals ...

5. Climate and Health. {Stallard)

„ 2. — Darfur. {Morant) „ 3. — The Shilluks and their Country. {Editor, etc.)

Appendix : History and Religion of Shilluks. {Banlwlzer, Oiffen, etc.)

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CHAPTER IX.

NORTH-WESTERN SUDAN.

{Morant.)

(Country west of the Nile, south of latitude 22° and north of Kordofan. )

Section 1. — Desert west of the Nile and north and west of Wadi El Gab. {Hodgson, Currie,

etc.) ... ... ...

„ 2. — Wadi El Gab. {Turner, Colvile, Hunter, Oarstin) ...

„ 3. —" Bay uda Desert." {Fowler, eta.) Report on El Ein. {Carey) ...

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CHAPTER X.

COMMUNICATIONS

{The Editor.)

Section 1. — Railways. {Macaule/i) ...

„ 2. — River Communications. {Bond)

„ 3. — Roads ... „ 4. — Riding and Transport Animals ... „ 5. -Posts and Telegraphs. {Liddell)

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