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rope, but what they have gained in size, they have lost in the 

 deHcacy of their flesh, which is not so tender or so fine in 

 flavor, as that of Europe. The wool of the sheep is converted 

 into hair by the change of climate. Some of these imported 

 animals have got loose, and multiplied. In many places large 

 droves of hogs run wild, and in some of the savannahs, the 

 bull and the cow are found in the same wild state. 



I am now however to describe the native animals of this 

 country. 



There are two kinds of deer, of which the smaller is called 

 wirrebocerra, the larger bajeer. The bajeer is about the size 

 of an English buck, and is covered by a short hair of a reddish 

 color, but on the belly white ; its head is large, its eyes bright, 

 its ears are long and hang down, its horns are short and 

 curved, its neck is short, and it has a short thick tail. These 

 animals feed in great numbers in the savannahs of the interior, 

 and frequently approach the plantations, where they are often 

 killed by the native hunters. Their flesh is good, but far in- 

 ferior in delicacy and taste to that of the wirrebocerra. 



The wirrebocerra is considerably smaller than the bajeer, 

 and is cloathed by a short soft hair of a reddish yellow colour. 

 It is of a very slender make, its legs are slender but strong, 

 and its feet are cloven ; its head is small, and without horns. 



