NATURAL HISTORY OF AFRICA. 441 
occurrence of this metal in Africa. Lead mines 
are said to exist in Tunis and Abyssinia, and veins 
of galena, or leadglance, intersect the strata of 
sandstone in the chain of Zwarteberg, in the coun- 
try behind the Cape of Good Hope. 
£8, Antimony. — This metal is said to occur in 
• large quantity in the Western Atlas. 
Zoology. 
The Zoology of this continent is less known than 
that of the other great quarters of the globe. The 
animals in its interior, those in many districts both 
on its east and west coasts, are, in a manner, un- 
known to us. The various journeys of modern 
travellers, in different directions through Africa, 
have added many species to its Fauna, and have ex- 
cited an extraordinary desire amongst naturalists 
to know more of its zoological productions. Its 
quadrupeds and birds are amongst the largest and 
most striking hitherto met with by naturalists. Its 
amphibious animals, fishes, and insects, have exhi- 
bited phenomena of the highest curiosity ; and the 
few facts that are known in regard to the mollus- 
can animals and corals, allow us to anticipate, from 
a further examination, numerous important disco- 
veries. In a work like the present, we cannot en- 
ter into any particular account of the Fauna of this 
quarter of the globe j but must rest satisfied with 
