HISTORY OF MEXICO. 



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Jaguaron, in Guarani Jaquaru, an amphibious wild 

 animal of Paraguay, called by fome naturalifts the wa- 

 ter tyger. MS. with us. 



Kiki, quadruped of Chili, of the weazel kind. Hift. 

 of Chili. 



Majan, quadruped iimilar to a hog, which has a 



round body, and its briftles flicking up. It inhabits 



Paraguay. MS. with us. 

 Pisco-Cushillo, or avis cercopithecus, cercopithecus of 



Quito, which is covered from the neck to the tail with 



a certain kind of feathers. MS. with us. 

 Common Hedge-hog of Paraguay. MS. with us. 

 Rat, mod common in America before' the Spaniards 



landed there, and called by the Mexicans S$uimichin. 



Defcribed by us. 

 The common Field-rat of Mexico and other countries 



of America. 



Taje, a quadruped of California, of which mention is 

 made both in the printed hiflory and in manufcripts of 

 that peninfula. The Taje is unqueftionably the Ibex 

 of Pliny, defcribed by count de BufFon under the name 

 Bouquetin. 



Taitetu, a quadruped of Paraguay, of the hog kind, 

 the female of which brings forth two young which 

 are united together by means of the navel-firing. MS. 

 by us. 



White Badger of New York, defcribed by Briffon. 



Thopel-lame, an amphibious quadruped of the fea of 

 Chili, a fpecies of fea-calf, more fimilar ftill to the 

 lion than that feen by lord Anfon. Hiflory of Chili. 



Tlalcojote, in Mexico Tlalcojotl, a common quadru- 

 ped of Mexico, defcribed in book i. 



Common White Field Mouse of Mexico. 



Common 



