the Termites of Africa arid-other hot Climates. i \ 
When thefe hills are. at about little more than half their height, 
it is always, the. praftice of the wild bulls to hand as centinels upon 
them, while the reft of the herd is ruminating below (tab* 
VII. ). They are fufficiently ftrong for that purpofe, and at their 
full height . anftver excellently as places to look out. 1 have 
been with four men on the top of one of thefe hillocks.. 
Whenever, word was brought us of a vefiel in fight, we imme- 
diately. ran to fome Bugga Bug hilly: as they are called, and 
clambered up to get a good view, for upon the common iurface; 
it was feldom poffible to fee, over the grafs or plants, which, in 
fpite.of monthly hrufhings, generally, presented all horizontal 
views at any diftance. 
The outward fhell or. dome is not only of ufe to protect and 
firpport the interior buildings- from external violence and the; 
heavy ri^ains;. but to collect and preferve a regular degree; of' 
genial warmth and moilture which feems very neeefiary - for 
hatching the-eggs and. claerifliing..the young ones. 
The royal chamber y which I call fo on account of its being, 
adapted; for y; and occupied by, the kingrzadi appears to- 
be in .the. opinion of this , . little people of the mpft consequence* 
being always fit uated as near the center of the interior building; 
as poiftble,, and generally, about the height of the CQtpniom fur- 
face of the. ground, at a pace or two from the hillock. It is. 
always nearly in the fliape of half an egg or an obtufe oval, 
within, and may be fuppofed to reppeient a. long oven (tab ?; 
VIII. fig. i. and 2.). . \ 
In. the infant ftate of the colony, it is- not above, an inch or 
thereabout in length; but in time-wili be increafe.d . to fix- or; 
eight inches or more in the clear, being aiways in proportion to 
the fize. of the queen, who, inereafing in bulk as in age, at 
length requires a chamber, of fuch dimenfions. 
This- 
