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times, from different parts of the world. The grizzled and the 
black fpaniard firft brought hither, about twenty years ago, 
from South America, where the breed now runs wild over that 
extenfive country, are the horfes that are raoft efteemed for 
their beauty, their gentlenefs, and fervice. Though fmall, 
and often very ill-fed, they are capable of fuftaining a great 
degree of hard labor. Heavy waggons, however, are chiefly 
drawn by oxen. Thefe are all indigenous, except the breed 
from a few European cattle that have lately been introduced. 
The Cape ox is diftinguiflied by its long legs, high flioulders, 
and large horns. 
The larger kinds of birds that hover round the fummit of the 
Table Mountain are vultures, eagles, kites, and crows, that affift 
the wolves in cleanfing the country near the town of a nuifance 
that is tacitly permitted by the police. Ducks, teals, and fnipes 
are met with in the winter feafon about the pools and periodical 
lakes on the ifthmus. Turtle doves, a thrufh called the Sprew, 
and the Fifcal bird, the Lanius Collaris^ frequent the gardens 
near the town. 
The market is conftantly fupplied with a variety of fea-fifh 
that are caught in the bay, and every where along the coaft. 
The Roman^ a deep rofe-coloured perch, is confidered as the bed 
filh in the colony, but is never caught except in Falfe-bay, and 
on the coaft to the eaftward of it *. Next to the Roman are the 
* It has one back fin with twelve fpines, and divided tail ; a filver band along 
each fide of the back fin, turning down to the belly, and a blue arched line over 
the uppei mandible connecting the two eyes> 
red 
