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at the diftance of fifty paces from each fide of 
the enclofure we kindled large fires, to drive 
away the Hons and the hysenas, and, for the 
greater fecurity, we Ughted others around us. 
This difpofition was attended with the com- 
pleteft fuccefs. I purfued my ordinary occupa- 
tions, and thought of nothing elfc but hunt- 
ing. Having obferved the firft afternoon 
fome peroquets flying through the air in order 
to go and drink at the river, I watched them, 
and was lucky enough to kill one of them. 
It was a new fpecies, which has never yet been 
defcribed : its fize approaches that of the afli- 
coloured peroquet of Guinea ; its general co- 
lour is a green of different lhades, but the legs 
and the tip of the wings are of a beautiful 
orange. I ihall give an ample account of it 
in my defcription of birds. We were vifited 
alfo during the day-time by confiderable troops 
of bawians^ or apes of the fanje fpecies as my 
friend Kees. Thefe animals, aftonifhed at fee- 
ing fo many people, were ftill more fo to 
obferve one of their own kind remaining 
very peaceably amongft us, and to hear him 
anfwer them in good language. One day they 
came down from a little hill which ftood 
near my camp ; and in lefs than half an hour 
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