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river was guarded by a bar of sand, upon which the surf 
broke with great violence. On each side of the mouth reefs 
of rocks ran out to a considerable distance ; and the wild and 
rocky coast was without sinuosities or indentations as far as the 
eye could reach. The mouth of the Keiskaninia was found 
by observation to be in 33° 12' south latitude, and 28° & east 
longitude. 
The only kind of game that was met with near the sea-coast 
was the harte-beest, the riet-bok, and the ree-bok. Innu- 
merable traces of hippopotami were visible along the bank of 
the river; but none of these animals made their appearance. 
The weather being remarkably fine, butterflies and moths 
were flying about in the greatest abundance. Of the latter, 
I noticed near fifty distinct species that, in one evening, came 
upon the table in my tent, attracted by the light of the can- 
dle. Entomologists, employed in making a collection of the 
phalceiKe, could not, I am convinced, adopt a better plan than 
that of placing a tent with a light in it near the side of a wood. 
Some of the paplliones were very brilliant ; and there were, no 
doubt, among them many species that could not be matched 
even in Mr. Drury's extensive and valuable cabinet of foreign 
insects. I could only regret the want of time and conveni- 
ence to make a collection of the insects, as well as of other 
curiosities of a country which is so little known. 
Having recrosscd the Great-Fish river on our return, we 
directed our course across a plain towards Graaff Reynet. On 
this plain was found, some years ago, upon the surface of the 
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