The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . thons attain a considerable size, but are veryharmless. Of poisonous and deadly serpents there are many,chief of which may be mentioned tiie black mamba, whose biteis said to cause instantaneous death. The puff-adder ranksnext ; although its bite is deadly, its movements are so slowas to minimise the danger. Of birds there are a great variety. Those coming under 67 the category of game would alone make a heavy list. Partridge,pheasant, quail and pigeons arc all well represented. The wildbustard, or paauw, is a magnificen
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . thons attain a considerable size, but are veryharmless. Of poisonous and deadly serpents there are many,chief of which may be mentioned tiie black mamba, whose biteis said to cause instantaneous death. The puff-adder ranksnext ; although its bite is deadly, its movements are so slowas to minimise the danger. Of birds there are a great variety. Those coming under 67 the category of game would alone make a heavy list. Partridge,pheasant, quail and pigeons arc all well represented. The wildbustard, or paauw, is a magnificent creature, sometimesstanding five feet high, and showing an eight-feet spread ofwing. Stilted birds, or long-legged waders, are in considerable. force, while curlew and snipe, together with wild duck andgeese, abound by the lonelier rivers. With respect to fish, much cannot be said at present. Oflocal varieties, there are sand and mud bream, barbels and and salmon oxa have been introduced, and much creditis due to Mr. Cecil A. S. Yonge, , for his earnest andsuccessful efforts in this direction. 68 Were it possible within the Hmits of this work todeal in detail with the insect life of Natal, much thatwould be of interest mii^ht be added, for, as statedelsewhere, the kloofs and ri\cr \alleys teem with mxriads ofthe most beautiful and delicatel} coloured insects. ProfessorDrummond, in his Tropical Africa, has dealt with thisdepartment of science, and the student would do well to stud)-the work before commencing his researches. In conclusion, and by way of warning to sportsmen, it ma\be mentioned that a law for the i)rotection of the \ariousdescriptions of game is in force in the Colony. Persons areprohibited from
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