dii) J and oiily goes out at night, when \i lirings 

 to its hole whatever it nicots with, even such or- 

 tielcs of wearing' apparei as have heen dropped 

 by travellers. Its Cesh is very white and tctider, 

 and is preferred to that of the hare or ^A\<i 

 rabbit. 



Of the horny-fnotcd animals, or those that 

 have hoofs, whether single or divided. Chili fur- 

 nishes but five species that are indigenous. The 

 j)uda, the vicugna, the chflihueque, the guanaco, 

 and the gucnnd or liucund. 



The puda (capra pnda) is a species of wild 

 goat, with brown hair, of the size of a six 

 months kid; the male is furnished with very 

 very small horns, but the female is destitute. 

 The Spaniards call it the roe-buck, but very im- 

 properly, as it has no resemblance to that animal, 

 but every characteristic of the goat, except the 

 beard, and in having its horns round, smoofi], 

 and diverging. On the approach of wii'icr, 

 these animals, in very numerous flocks, cyme 

 down from the Andes, in order to kid ii} the 

 plains of the southern provinces. Great numbers 

 are then killed by the inhabKants for food, and 

 caught for the purpose of dornestirating them, 

 which is easily done, as this animal is extremely 

 mild, and is much dcligli'ed in playing with 

 children. 



Ihc I'iciigna, the clriliJuicque, and the guanaco, 

 may be considered as so many inferior species of 



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