Note 254 — Chapter XXXI
Clements R. (Clements Robert) Markham translation
Manatus Americanus. They are also called by the Spaniards Vaca Marina, and by the Portuguese Pegebuey, and they abound in the great South American rivers, especially in the Amazon. The manatee is a sort of porpoise, often eight feet long. See the very interesting account of it given by Acuña, at page 68 of my translation of that author. (Hakluyt Society’s Vol. for 1859.)