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Turkey, Musky Duck, and several 
Parrots. 
In America the 4 kinds of Vicu- 
nia or Peruvian sheep were spread 
by the Peruvians to 'Chili, Tucu- 
man, Paraguay, &c. and the Dog 
was found every where ; while the 
domestic Tapir, Tayasu and Pecan 
were confined to some small tracts 
in South America. The common 
Virginian deer is found wild all over 
North America; but we hear of its 
domestication only in Florida. 
Let us detail the proofs of the 
American table drawn from the ear- 
liest travellers and writers on this 
continent. The domestic animals 
of the Mexicans were several kinds 
of dogs, deer, fowl, ducks, cocolin, 
turkey, snakes, fishes, cochinille, 
&c. See Cortez, llerrera, Cl avigero, 
and all the writers on Mexico. 
The Taensas, Cenis and other na- 
tions of Texans and Louisiana, had 
tame turkeys, ducks, hens, pidgeons 
and ringdoves, 150 years ago, when 
independent, see Lasalle, Tonty and 
Hennepin. 
In 1678 the Chicasas had tame 
Indian hens and turkeys, see Ton- 
ty ? s travels. 
In Xalisco to the N. W. of Mexi- 
co, several snakes were tamed and 
kept in the houses, to destroy in- 
sects. In other parts of Mexico the 
beautiful coral snake was kept as a 
pet by the women. See Herrera and 
Purchas. 
Ayllon who explored Chicora or 
Chicola the eastern part of Florida 
now Georgia in 1514, &c. found 
there tame ducks and geese, and 
besides deer kept like cattle in folds 
during the night, ranging out in the 
day, returning home in the evening; 
the does were milked like goats, 
and the Indians drank the milk. See 
Ayllon’s relation in Peter Martyr d ? 
Angleria. 
The first Spanish explorers of 
New Mexico or Cibola found the 
bison or American buffaloe kept in 
folds and pens, like cows. See Her- 
rera, Hackluyt, &c. 
Lawson in his travels in Ca- 
rolina towards 1700, says that the 
Congaris and Wateris had tamed 
the American crane. 
The Miztecas of Mexico raise a 
kind of silkworm to this very day, 
see Poinset: it is a native kind. 
In the West Indies, the beautiful 
bird flamingo or the Phenicopterus 
ruber had been tamed in 1494, in 
Cuba; also several large parrots, 
and even a fish the Remora or Ech- 
eneis which was used by the fisher- 
men to catch turtles and fishes by 
grasping them. They had also tame 
partridges and iguanas in 1508. See 
Columbus, Diaz, Ocampo, Acosta, 
&c.. 
In Hayti they had tame iguanas, 
manatis or sea cow, and several 
kinds of rabbits or agutis. They 
also used the cucuyo or fire-fly as a 
convenient light. See Columbus, 
Martyr, Acosta, Munoz, &c. 
Several tribes of North America 
have tamed the bear, the raccoon, 
the badger, and keep them in their 
houses to this. day. The flying 
squirrel is a common pet with the; 
boys and girls. 
In Guatimala and South America 
many species of monkeys were 
tamed and kept in houses; but we 
are seldom told which species they 
were. The Aruwacs of Guyana de- 
light to keep the beautiful little 
monkey called sucawin, not larger 
than a rat. See Bancroft, Boling- 
broke, Stedman, Strangeways, 
Acosta, Herrera, &c. 
In Darien and Yucatan there were 
herds of tame pecaris kept like hog& 
according to Herrera, before 1540. 
The Epurimei of Guyana kept 
tame pecaris, tayasus, and deer. See 
Purchas. This deer must be differ- 
ent from the Virginian deer and 
must be added to the table. 
The 4 kinds of tame fowl of Gu- 
yana are mentioned by Waterton;; 
but they are spread under other 
names as far as Guatimala and Bra- 
zil. 
In 1519 Pigafetta found the Ar- 
uayas of Brazil with tame geese, 
fowl, parrots, monkeys, and also 
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