354 UNGULATA. 



Vicuna is about 6 feet high. The colour is light fawn, 

 with a whiter belly. The tail is short, tufted, and fawn- 

 coloured. The wool is rather long, thick, and close, 

 with a few longer hairs projecting beyond it, and is 

 especially well adapted for the manufacture of light 

 woollen garments. 



The skin is very suitable for sleigh-robes, and the fur, 

 being soft and light, pelts extremely well, but its costli- 

 ness prevents it being used more extensively for this 

 purpose. It is usually prepared raw. 



The Vicuna is hunted by horsemen wdth the bolas, or 

 two balls tied together, which are swung round the 

 rider's head. 



GUANACO. 



Lama huanacos. 



The Guanaco, or Huanaco, is tolerably abundant in 

 Patagonia, and other parts of South America, It is a 

 very quaint animal with a long neck, and is probably 

 the same species as the Vicuna. The colour is light 

 brown or fawn. 



Large robes of fine quality are made from the skins 

 of the young animals, and the pelt is painted red by 

 the South American Indians. 



Mr. P. 0. Cunningham, in his " Natural History of 

 the Straits of Magellan," thus describes its habits, 

 p. 109 :— 



" Their cry is very peculiar, being somewhat between 

 the belling of a deer and the neigh of a horse. When 

 at a distance, and fired at with the rifle, they in general 

 go through some very singular antics, ducking down 

 their heads, and as it w^ere falling on their knees on the 



