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Updated: August 12, 2024
It abounds in hares, and in a large description of spur-fowl ; the beautiful little sand antelope, scarcely bigger than an English rabbit , bounded over the bushes, its thin legs being scarcely perceptible during the spring. I was afraid to fire with ball, the place being full of Bedouins' huts, herds, and dogs, and the vicinity of man made the animals too wild for small shot.
In revenge, I did considerable havoc amongst the spur-fowl, who proved equally good for sport and the pot, besides knocking over a number of old crows, whose gall the Arab soldiers wanted for collyrium. Beyond us lay Warabalay or Hyaenas' hill : we did not visit it, as all its tenants had been driven away by the migration of the Nomads.
Patches of this plant situated on moist ground at the foot of hills, are favourite places with sand antelope, spur-fowl and other game. The Darnel or pod has a sweetish taste, not unlike that of a withered pea; pounded and mixed with milk or ghee, it is relished by the Bedouins when vegetable food is scarce. Dobo in the Somali tongue signifies mud or clay.
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