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took of thefe. They imagined I was gatlief- 
ing a treafure ; and, in confequence, they alfo 
turned up the earth after my example, and 
began to colled with an ardour at which I 
laughed heartily. They difplayed the moft 
eagernefs for the two micas, which, deceived 
by the colour, they believed to be filver and 
gold ; and their fancies already enjoyed the 
fortune they imagined they fhould make on 
their return to the Cape. 
At day-break, I fet off with Klaas for the 
purpofe of procuring fome new birds ; while, 
at the fame time, my hunters and fome of the 
Caminouquas who attended me difperfed 
themfelves different ways, in queft of fome of 
the larger beafts of chace for the fupply of our 
kitchen. I . was fortunate enough to meet 
with two birds, a male and female, of the fame 
genus with that I ? id feen in the forefts of 
Bruintjes-hoogte, wjich my people called 
uytlacher (the mock-bird). Thefe were a dif- 
ferent fpecles of the fame genus, and were a 
real gratification to me. 
I faw barbets alfo, and fome other fpecies 
of birds^ which I had met with to the eaft- 
ward, though not in fuch numbers as here. 
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