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PUDU. 



Ovis Pudu. 0, cornibus terefibus loevibus diver gentibus, Lin» 



Syst. Nat. G^nel.p. 201. 

 Capra (Pudu) cornibus teretibus Ictvibus diver gentibus, gulaim" 



berbi. Molina Chil. p. 273, 

 Sheep with smooth round diverging horns^ and beardless throat. 

 Pudu Goat. Pennant Quadr. t . p. 64. 



This is a newly discovered species, having been 

 first described by Molina, in his Natural History 

 of Chili. He informs us that it is a native of 

 the Andes ; that it is of a brown colour ; about the 

 size of a kid of half a year old ; with very much the 

 appearance of a goat, but with small smooth horns, 

 bending outwards, and without any appearance 

 of beard. It is of a gregarious nature, and when 

 the snow falls on the upper parts of the moun- 

 tains, descends into the vallies in large herds, to 

 feed in the plains of Chili, at which time it is 

 easily taken, and readily tamed. The female is 

 without horns. 



