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, and are oon tamed; but their urine is very offenive.

There were formerly wild goats and hogs in the woods of this country; but they became o by being let free on the plantations. There are, however, very few, if any, at preent, having been motly, if not entirely, detroyed by the runaway negroes. The wild hogs were very dangerous when attacked, but their fleh delicious, owing to the vat quantity and goodnes of the wild yams, and other proviions, on which they lived, and which grow pontaneouly in the woods.

The everal pecies of four-footed animals which breed in Dominica are, hores, horned cattle, heep, hogs, goats, rabbits, and Guinea pigs. The poultry are, geee, ducks, turkies, dunghill fowls, Guinea fowls, and houe pigeons. The