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great value to the Peruvians as a beast of burden 

 and for its meat and wool, and the alpaca, from the 

 wool of which the well-known alpaca cloth is made. 

 Valued on the same account is the little chinchilla 

 that furnishes the delicate chinchilla fur. Among his 

 interesting relatives here are the capybara, the largest 

 of the order of rodents, and the well known guinea pig. 

 Allied to the true pigs is the peccary shown here. 

 Among the beasts of prey the puma seen among the 

 North American series is a native of South America as 

 well, and the juguar shown here will fall but little short 

 of the royal Bengal tiger of India in power and fierce- 

 ness. He is restricted to South America and is often 

 compelled to lay down his life for his skin, which on 

 account of its markings is highly valued. The ocelot 

 and other cats are good climbers, often following 

 birds to their nests. Five-sixths of the birds of this 

 region are said not to occur elsewhere. There are 

 nearly 400 species of humming birds, where we have 

 one. Here are the huge condors, the largest of flying- 

 birds, and the king condor in the other case, with his 

 brightly colored head. Here is the resplendent or 

 paradise trogan, or quezal, probably the most beauti- 

 ful bird in America. Living only at altitudes above 

 5,000 feet, it is very rare. It is of interest as being 

 the sacred bird of the ancient Mayas and the national 

 bird of Guatemala, appearing on the coat of arms and 



