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AFRICA. 4^1 
world. It IS the only place for an omitholo- 
gift to fix his refidence, who would wifli in a 
Ihort time to procure a complete colleftion of 
the web-footed and fhore birds of Africa. I 
there obtained alfo a beautiful fpecies of fmall 
crefted falcon, that feeds only on crabs and 
fifli, which it catches in the fame way as the 
ofprey, the bald-buzzard and the kite. I fpent 
eleven days on the borders of this lake, and 
colle<2:ed a hundred and thirty-two fpecimens 
of birds, large and fmall. At length my hun- 
ters brought me more birds every day than I 
could tell how to difpofe of, and I had not the 
pleafure of killing a fingle one myfelf, fo fully 
was I employed in preparing them. 
Finding myfelf fo near St. Helen's Bay, I 
refolved to vifit it. In confequence, I ordered 
my people to proceed with my waggons to 
Swart-Land, and wait for me at the houfe of 
my friend Slaber. Swanepoel was entrufted 
with the care of conducing them thither, and, 
having done this, was to proceed on with- 
out delay to the Cape, to give my friends 
notice of my return, and inquire whether any 
letter had arrived for me during my fifteen 
months abfence. The interval I was to fpend 
at 
