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6 . F e l i s p a j e h o s .— D e sm . E . M . p . 231.
C h a t p am p a , D ’A z ara, 1. 179.
A v a rie ty o f th is species was g iv e n to me , b y th e P a ta g o n ia n
In d ia n s , th a t h a d b e e n re c en tly k ille d ; th e sk in was p re s e rv e d , a n d
is n ow in th e m u seum o f th e Zoological So c ie ty . T h e fo llow in g
is th e d e sc rip tio n o f m y sp e c im e n :—
T h e p re v a ilin g co lo u r is a y e llow ish g re y , d e ep e r above, a n d
g r a d u a lly b le n d in g in to th e co lo u r o f th e b e lly , c h in , n e c k , in n e r
p a r t o f th e le g s, th e re g io n o f th e an u s, a n d b e low th e ro o t o f th e
ta ll, w h ic h a re w h i t e ; th e u n d e r p a r t o f th e n e c k a n d b e lly also
a re sp o tte d w ith b la c k , d i s p o s e d in tra n sv e rs e b a n d s ; th e lo re a rm s
h a v e th re e s im ila r tra n sv e rse b a n d s, a n d th e th ig h s fo u r e n c irc lin g
th e leg s ; e ars w h ite in s id e a n d tip p e d b l a c k ; eyes d a rk b lu e , e y e lid
s w h itis h , c o rn e r o f th e eyes b la c k , p a rtic u la rly a t th e a n te rio r
o r in n e r a n g le ; claws w h itish , a n d p aw s b l a c k ; w h isk e rs w h ite ,
a n d some lo n g w h ite h a irs o v e r th e e y e s ; th e can in e te e th a re
v e ry a cu te, and h a v e th e lo n g itu d in a l g ro o v e s o r an g le s d e ep ly
m a rk e d .
Inches.
L e n g th o f th e b o d y from th e e x trem ity o f th e nose
to th e ro o t o f th e ta il ......................................................
L en g th o f ta il ............................................................................ I I f
D itto h e a d ....................................................................................... 6
B re a d th o f h e a d b e tw e e n th e e a rs ................................... 2 |
H e ig h t a t th e s h o u ld e r............................................................. 12
7. O t a r ia j u b a t a .— D e sm . E . M. No. 380.
T h e sea Hon o f A n so n a n d o th e r v o y a g e r s ; n um e ro u s in th e
e a s te rn e n tra n c e o f th e S tr a it, a n d p a r tic u la r ly a t P o r t S an J u lia n
an d th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d o f P o r t De sire.
8 . O t a r i a f l a v e s c e n s— D e sm ; E . M. 250.
A y o u n g m a le was fo u n d o n th e b e a c h , n e a r P o r t F am in e , th a t
h a d b e en re c e n tly w o u n d e d b y th e In d ia n s , a n d h a d c raw led on
shore to die.
9. C t e n o m y s M a g e l l a n ic u s . n . s.— B en n e t.
T h is little an im a l possesses f u r as soft as th e ch in ch illa . I t
a b o u n d s in th e n e ig h b o u rh o o d o f Cape G r e g o ry , a t th e e aste rn
e n tra n c e o f th e S tr a it o f M ag a lh a en s, a n d b u rrow s u n d e r th e
g ro u n d , w h ic h is so m u c h u n d e rm in e d b y th em th a t i t g iv e s w ay
a t a ln lo st e v e ry s tep . I t is a tim id little fellow, feeds u p o n g ra ss,
a n d is e a ten b y th e P a ta g o n ia n In d ia n s .— Se e B e n n e t in th e P r o ceed
in g s o f th e Zool. Soc. D e c . 22, 1835. A spec imen is p re s e rv ed
in th e M u seum .
10. K e r o d a K i n g i i . n . s.
Se e B e n n e t u t su p ra , in M u se um o f Zool. Soc.
11. C a v i a C u t l e r i , n . s. n o b .— See B e n n e t u t su p ra .
T h is sp ec im en is in th e co lle ction o f th e S o c ie ty . I t was k n ow n
in th e v o y ag e b y th e n am e o f th e P e ru v ia n c avy : i t was p r e s
en te d to one o f th e officers o f th e B e ag le b y a n A m e ric an sailin g
m a ste r, M r. C u tle r, o f S to n in g to n , U .S ., a v e ry in te llig e n t p e rso n ,
to w h om w e a re m u c h in d e b te d fo r in fo rm a tio n . T h e n am e w h ich
I h a v e p ro p o s ed fo r i t is in re co lle ctio n o f th e b en efit w e d e riv e d
from h is ex p erien ce a n d k n ow le d g e o f th e in tric a te n a v ig a tio n o f
th e so u th -w e s te rn coast o f P a ta g o n ia , w h ic h was fre e ly im p a rte d
to u s on seve ra l occasions.— See B en n e t in P ro c e e d in g s o f Zool.
Soc. u t supra.
12. D a s y p r o c t a P a t a c h o n ic a .— Desm. E . M . 358.
I r e g r e t v e ry m u c h th a t th e o n ly sp ec im en o b ta in e d wa s
n o t p re s e rv ed . D e sm a re t seems to su sp e c t th a t i t differs suffic
ie n tly in its d e n titio n from th e a g o u ti to c o n stitu te a n ew g e n u s,
fo r w h ich h e h a s p ro p o s ed th e n am e Dolichotis.— Se e E . M . 359.
13. D a s y p u s m i n u t u s .— Desm.
P ro c u r e d a t P o r t S'® E len a , a n d co rre sp o n d s e x a c tly w ith th e
d e s c rip tio n o f th e above species. I t is th e T a to u p ic h iy , or
T a to u s ep tièm e o f D ’Azara.
14. A u c h e n ia G l a m a Desm. E . M . 655.
A liv in g female g u an aco was b ro u g h t h om e in th e A d v e n tu
r e , a n d p la c ed in th e g a rd e n o f th e Zoological S o c ie ty . T h e
g u a n a c o in h a b its P a ta g o n ia from Bu en o s A y re s to th e S tr a it o f
B lag alh a en s ; w e also fo u n d it on K in g C h a rle s F o r e la n d , th e
e a s te rn is lan d o f T ie r r a d e l F u e g o , a n d on N a v a r in Is la n d , a t th e
n o r th side o f Na ssau B ay, in th e v ic in ity o f C ap e H o rn .