yi. 
CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER X. 
PAGB» 
The Mission Fields of South Africa reviewed in a Comparative 
Light, as to their Past History, Present Conditions and 
Extent ; together with the apparent probahilities for fu- 
ture and ultimate success , 282 
CHAPTER XI. 
The Origin, History, Topographical Notices, Capabilities, Pro- 
ducts, Tribes, &c, of the Natal New Colony, the Orange- 
river, and Trans- vaal Dutch Free State 303 
CHAPTER XII. 
Notes of the South African Natural History. — The Zoology. — 
The Larger Quadrupeds. — A Day among the Buffalos. — 
The Wild Dogs and Hyaena.— The Wild Boar. — A New 
Viverra. — The Ornithology. — The Raptores. — Encounter 
with a Jackall-vogel.— The Game Tribes.— The Paaw, the 
Lesser kinds. Notes of the Reptiles and Insects. — Anec- 
dotes of Snakes. — A Scorpion and a Tarantula; also a 
Lizard and a Scorpion, and a Scorpion and Hornet. The 
Frogs. — Story of a Donderpad , 356 
CHAPTER XIII. 
Notices of the Interior Tribes and Districts. — The Limpopo, 
and its Sources. — The Town of Sekeletu. — The Barotse 
country. — Nariell. — The River Chobe. — Loando. — The last 
received Accounts from Dr. David Livingstone, relative to 
his Journey of Explorations, from the confluence of the 
Leeba and Leeambye, to Loando. Topographical Sketch 
of Angola 412 
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