$48 CHILIHUQUE. 



on the specific characters hitherto given of some 

 of these animals, and that if the subject were ac- 

 curately investigated, it might perhaps be disco- 

 vered that they are rather varieties than species 

 truly distinct. 



CHILIHUQUE. 



Camelus Arcucanus. C. corpoie lanato kcci, rostro superne cuno, 

 cauda pendula. Lin. Syst. Nat. Gtnel. p. 170. Molin. Cldl. 

 p. 279. 



Camel with smooth woolly body, curved snout, and pendulous 

 ears and tail. 



Aries moromorus. Nieremb. Hist. Nat. p. 182. 



Moutons de Perou. Frez. toy. i.p. 264. t.22. A. 



Chilihucque. Pennant Quadr. i.p. 138. 



THIS species, which inhabits Peru and Chili, is 

 described as measuring about six feet in length, 

 and about four in height. It is covered with 

 woolly hair, and in its general appearance is not 

 unlike a ram. The ears are flaccid or pendulous, 

 the neck and legs long, the tail like that of a 

 sheep, but shorter in proportion : the wool is very 

 soft, and the colour of the animal is said to vary 

 in different individuals, being either brown, black, 

 ash-coloured, or white. This animal was em- 

 ployed by the ancient inhabitants of Chili as a 

 beast of burthen, as well as in ploughing : its 

 wool was also used in the manufacture of a fine 

 silky cloth or stufY; but this is now said to have 

 given place to the introduction of European wool, 

 as being stronger and more serviceable. 



