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30th, To Efte Bofch, where we encamped that night 
in the open fields, clear of the woods, for fear of the 
lions. 
Dec. 1 ft, We entered a fine level country, bordering 
on the Eaftern Ocean, leaving behind us the chain of 
mountains before mentioned, which runs obliquely acrofs 
the country from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean. At 
night we came to Zee-Koe Rivier, or Sea-Cow River, fo 
called, erroneoufly, from the hippopotamus amphibius , 
which formerly inhabited it, but is now almoft extirpated. 
We refted here eight days; in which time we ranged the 
adjacent woods and fields, where we greatly increafed 
our collection. The river was frequented by a variety of 
water- fowl which afforded us good fport: there were 
numbers of the phenocopterus ruber ,pelic anus onocrotalus , 
with many others, which we could not clafs, being un- 
provided, as I faid, with books of Ornithology. We 
lodged at the houfe of Jacob kock, an old German, who 
ufed us with great civility. He had built a handfome 
houfe, made gardens and vineyards, poffefted numerous 
herds of cattle, and had upwards of a hundred Hottentots 
in his fervice, whom he employed in taking care of 
them. The face of the country changes greatly, being 
open, plain, and covered with verdure, extending many 
miles along the fea-coaft, containing feveral tribes of 
Hottentots. The rivers formerly abounded with the hip- 
popotamus amphibius ; but fince the Dutch inhabited thefe 
parts, they have almoft deftroyed them. They fhoot 
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