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that are flain by the hunters, part of which only are ufed 

 in food. / 



The vail quantity of field-rats and mice that appear af- 

 ter harveft, and fvvarni in the cracks, or fiiTures in the 

 ground, are their next fupply. But above all, the great 

 ila,ughter made of cattle upon the march of the army, 

 the beaits of burden which die under carriage and ill treat- 

 ment, the number of men that perifh by difeafe and by the 

 fword, whofe carcafes are never buried by this barbarous 

 and unclean people, compofe fuch a quantity, and variety 

 of carrion, that it brings together at one time a multitude 

 of birds of prey, it would feem there was not fuch a 

 number in the whole earth. Thefe follow the camp, and 

 abide by it ; indeed, they feem another camp round it, for, 

 befides thofe that ventured among the tents, I have feen the 

 fields covered on every fide as far as the eyes could reach, 

 and the branches of the trees, ready to break under the pref- 

 fure of their weight, . . 



This unclean multitude remain together in perfect peace 

 till the rains become conflant and heavy ; which deprive 

 them of their food by forcing the hunters and armies to re-* 

 tire home. Nor are other circumAances wanting equally 

 obvious, which account for the great number of birds that 

 live on infects. The fly, of which we have already fpoken 

 fo often, reigns in great f warms from May to September 

 9a the plains, and in all the low country down to the fands. 

 of Atbara, Thefe are attended by a multitude of enemies, 

 fome of w;hom feek them for food; others i'eem to perfe- 

 cute them from hatred, or for fport, from the multitude 

 they fcatter upon the ground, without further care concern- 

 ing 



