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third is never brought into use. The two 
names that are uniformly misappropriated, 
are Paca and Llama; and the name which 
is uniformly neglected is Guanaco, or Gua- 
naca.* 
‘The animal which I shall first describe 
is a native of the highest regions of the South 
American Andes, below the line of perpetual 
snow, Is small, and solely celebrated for the 
length and fineness of its wool. Its legs are 
shorter even in proportion than those of either 
of the other animals which are perpetually 
confounded with it; and it is also remark- 
ably distinguished by the shortness of its 
muzzle, or the roundness of its head and face, 
which latter, from that configuration, has 
been said to show some resemblance to the 
human countenance. It is this animal which 
is commonly called the Vigonia, or Vicunia. 
“* Of this species there is no specimen in the 
Zoological Garden. One, which was in His 
Majesty’s collection a short time since, and 
one which was in France, lived only about a 
year. The climate and situation were neces- 
* Sometimes written Huanaco, or Huanaca ; but 
always pronounced Guanaco, or Guanaca. 
