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WADY SOLAF. 
passed several encampments without stopping, we turned N. by W. 
where a lateral valley branches off towards the sea shore, and 
communicates with the valley of Hebran, which divides the upper 
Sinai from the Serbal chain. Wady Hebran contains considerable 
date-plantations and gardens, and this valley and Wady Feiran 
are the most abundant in water of all the Wadys of the lower 
country. A route from the convent to Tor passes through Wady 
Hebran, which is longer than the usual one, but easier for beasts of 
burthen. 
At six hours and three quarters we halted in Wady Solaf, as I 
found myself somewhat feverish, and in want of repose. We 
saw great numbers of red-legged partridges this day; they run 
with astonishing celerity along the rocky sides of the moun 
tains, and as the Bedouins do not like to expend a cartridge 
upon so small a bird, they are very bold. When we lighted 
our fire in the evening, I was startled by the cries of Hamd 
« to take care of the venemous animal!” I then saw him kill a 
reptile like a spider, to which the Bedouins give the name of 
Abou Hanakein („), or the two-mouthed; hanak mean 
ing, in their dialect, mouth. It was about four inches and a half 
in length, of which the body was three inches; it has five long 
legs on both sides, covered, like the body, with setæ of a light 
yellow colour; the head is long and pointed, with large black 
eyes ; the mouth is armed with two pairs of fangs one above the 
other, recurved, and extremely sharp. Hamd told me that it 
never makes its appearance but at night, and is principally at 
tracted by fire ; indeed I saw three others during this journey, and 
always near the evening fire. The Bedouins entertain the great 
est dread of them; they say that their bite, if not always mortal, 
produces a great swelling, almost instant vomiting, and the most 
excruciating pains. I believe this to be the Galeode phalangiste,