An Account of Travels Into the Interior of Southern Africa in the Years 1797 and 1798: Including Cursory Observations on the Geology and Geography ... the Natural History of Such Objects as Occurred in the Animal, Vegetable, and Mineral Kingdoms, and Sketches of the Physical and Moral Characters of the Various Tribes ... |
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Page 26
... tail , called here the Das , and described in the Systema Nature of Linnæus under the name of Hyrax Capensis , and by Pennant under that of Cape Cavy . The flesh is used for the table , but is black , dry , and of an indifferent flavour ...
... tail , called here the Das , and described in the Systema Nature of Linnæus under the name of Hyrax Capensis , and by Pennant under that of Cape Cavy . The flesh is used for the table , but is black , dry , and of an indifferent flavour ...
Page 27
... tail two inches ; the sinus lachrymalis very distinct . The male has horns four inches long , straight , smooth , tapering to a point , black : the female has no horns . The Steenbok , once the most numerous of the antelope tribe that ...
... tail two inches ; the sinus lachrymalis very distinct . The male has horns four inches long , straight , smooth , tapering to a point , black : the female has no horns . The Steenbok , once the most numerous of the antelope tribe that ...
Page 28
... tail bi- fid , commonly runs about four pounds : another perch , called the Silver - fish , has one back fin , and tail bifid ; ground of a rose - coloured tinge , with five longitudinal silver bands on each side , describ- ed probably ...
... tail bi- fid , commonly runs about four pounds : another perch , called the Silver - fish , has one back fin , and tail bifid ; ground of a rose - coloured tinge , with five longitudinal silver bands on each side , describ- ed probably ...
Page 73
... tail . His house is either open to the roof , or covered only with rough poles and turf , affording a favourable shelter for scorpions and spiders ; and the earthy floors are covered with dust and dirt , and swarm with insects ...
... tail . His house is either open to the roof , or covered only with rough poles and turf , affording a favourable shelter for scorpions and spiders ; and the earthy floors are covered with dust and dirt , and swarm with insects ...
Page 87
... tails of the sheep of the colony , and boiled slowly for five or six days , takes the consistency and the quality of an excellent white soap . This salsola grows in almost every part of Southern Africa , but particularly on those plains ...
... tails of the sheep of the colony , and boiled slowly for five or six days , takes the consistency and the quality of an excellent white soap . This salsola grows in almost every part of Southern Africa , but particularly on those plains ...
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