HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



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Fer de Lance, a fpecies of bat fo called by Buffon, on 

 account of a membrane which it has fimilar to the 

 iron of a lance, 27. 



Fijlandro of Surinam, a quadruped fimilar to the Ma- 

 rofa and Tlacuatzin, but different, 30. 



Ant-killer, (?), a quadruped of the hot countries of 

 America, 20. - ; 



Glutton, called by the Canadians Carcaju, a wild 

 beaft of northern countries, 27. 



Jaguar (/), or American tyger, 19. 



Jaguarete (g), or rather Jaguarete, a wild beaft of 

 the tyger kind, 18. 



Isatis, a wild beaft of cold countries, 27. 



Lamentin, fo the French call the Manati, a large ani- 

 mal of the fea 3 of lakes, and rivers, clafTed by Buffon 

 among quadrupeds, although it can hardly be called 

 bipes, or rather bimanus, 27. \ 



Sea-lion, fo Lord Anfon called the greater fea-calf, 

 which in Chili has the name of Lame , 27. 



Common hare, 13. 



Lynx, 19. 



Llama, not lama, as Buffon writes it, nor glama, as Mr. 



de Paw writes, the Peruvian ram, 26. 

 Lontra, called by the Peruvians Miquilo, 14. 

 Common Wolf, called by the Mexicans Cuetlachtli, 



14, 19. 



Sea-wolf, 



#) The Ant-klller is called by the Spaniards ofo ormiguero, or ant-hear, al- 

 though it is as unlike to a bear as a dog is to a cat. Buffon diftinguiflies the fpe- 

 cies of them in America. The firft is called by him fimply FourmiUier, the fe- 

 cond Tammannoir , and the third Tatnandua. The Peruvians call them Hueu- 

 mari. 



if) J a g ua m tne Guarani language is the common name for tygers and 

 dogs. The Peruvians call the tygers Uturuncu, and the Mexicans Qcclotl. 

 (g) The generic name for tygers in the Guarani language is Jaquar-etd. 



