ALIKULUF LINGUISTIC STOCK.
- Alikulufs, on the western end of the Beagle Channel.
- Karaikas, south of the Alikulufs.
ONA LINGUISTIC STOCK.
- Aoniks or Onas, on Magellan Strait, both shores.
- Huemuls, near Skyring and Otway Bays.
- Irees, see Pescherees.
- Oensmen, see Aoniks.
- Pescherees, on central portions of the Strait.
- Yacanas, see Aoniks.
YAHGAN LINGUISTIC STOCK.
- Kennekas, see Takanikas.
- Takanikas, on both shores of the Beagle Channel.
- Yahgans, see Yapoos.
- Yapoos, on the central Beagle Channel.
The opinion has been advanced by Dr. Deniker of Paris,[552] that the Fuegians represent the oldest type or variety of the American race. He believes that at one time this type occupied the whole of South America south of the Amazon, and that the Tapuyas of Brazil and the Fuegians are its surviving members. This interesting theory demands still further evidence before it can be accepted. It is not confirmed by such linguistic comparisons as I have been able to institute.