⎧ _Sciurus syriacus_ Squirrel. ⎪ _Dipus telum_ Jerboa. ⎪ _Alactaga bactriana_ Bactria Jerboa. _Rodentia_ ⎨ _Gerbillus indicus_ Gerbit. ⎪ _G. erythrinus_ Gerbit. ⎪ _Lagomys nepalensis_ Pica, or Tailless Hare. ⎩ _Lepus ruficaudatus_ Hare. _Birds._--There are 124 species of Afghan birds, comprised as follows: 95 Eurasian; 17 Indian; 10 both Eurasian and Indian; 1 Eurasian, Ethiopian and Indian; 1 _Carpodacus (Bucanetes) crassirostris_, peculiar to the country. _Reptiles_: _Pseudopus gracilis_ Glass “snake.” _Argyrophis horsfieldii_ ⎫ _Salea horsfieldii_ ⎪ _Calotes maria_ ⎬ Lizards. All Indian forms, without _C. versicolor_ ⎪ distinctive English names. _C. minor_ ⎪ _C. emma_ ⎪ _Phrynocephalus tickelii_ ⎭ _T. horsfieldii_ A tortoise peculiar to Kabul. _Domestic Animals_: Camels: Bactrian and Dromedary. Horses. Cows, humped. Sheep--white and black, fat-tailed. Goats--black, parti-coloured. Dogs--pointers, greyhounds, _khandi_ (sporting dog). The mineral wealth of Afghanistan is at present almost entirely undeveloped, the late Amir, Abdur Rahman, being possessed by an instinctive animus against company promoters and concession hunters. Habib Ullah, too, has not yet made any sign of permitting the evident resources of the country to be exploited. The localities, in which deposits are known to exist, are shown in the accompanying table: _Mineral._ _Locality._ Gold Laghman and adjoining districts. Silver Panjshir Valley. Iron ore Bajaur; Permuli district and Hindu Kush. Copper ore Various districts. Lead Upper Bangash, Shinwari country, Kakar country, and in neighbourhood of Herat. Lead with antimony At Argandab; in the Wardak hills; Ghorband valley; Afridi country. Antimony Shah-Maksud. Silicate of zinc Zhob valley. Sulphur Herat; Hazara country; Pirkisri. Sal-ammoniac Pirkisri. Gypsum Plain of Kandahar. Coal Zurmat; near Ghazni; Afghan Turkestan. Nitre South-western Afghanistan. Among the industries of Afghanistan, exclusive of the agricultural activities of a large section of the people, the production of silks, the manufacture of felts, postins and rosaries, the cultivation of turmeric and ginger, and horse-breeding occupy important positions.