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λόφους κείρονται. There is some resemblance between the names and the hair-dressing methods of the Macae here, of the Machlyes (180. 1), and of the Maxyes (191. 1). The Libyan Mashuasha play a great part in Egyptian history, both as invaders and as mercenaries. The Tuaregs still wear their hair in a crest, shaving the sides of the head (Duveyrier, p. 432).

στρουθῶν. In vii. 70. 2 the Asiatic Ethiopians use cranes' wings as ‘ostrich’ wings are used here; this bird is now rare in North Africa, but Rohlfs found traces of it in this region (K. pp. 91, 149).

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