2, LLAMA. 101 



2. LLAMA. 

 Back even, not humped. Tail short and hairy. Toes slender, 

 narrow, separated in front. Grinders f , the anterior conical one of 

 Camelus being absent. S. America, 



Llama, Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M. p. 254, t. 24. f. 1, 2 (skulls). 

 Auchenia, Illiger. 



* Skull short; nose short, broad; namls rather broad, short; lachry- 

 mal openings none. Legs elmigated ; hinder without any appearance 

 of elongated warts. Vicugna. 



1. Llama vicugna. B.M. 



Uniform brown. Face covered with short hair, and elongate hair 

 on the temples. 



Llama vicugna, Gray, Cat. Ungvl. B. M. p. 256, t. 24. f. 2 (skull). 

 Hah. Peruvian Alps. 



** Skull short; nose short; nasal bones very broad, short; luchrxjmal 

 openings distinct, large. Legs short. Pacos. 



2. Llama pacos. (The Alpaca.) 



Fur very long, pendent, black, or black varied with white or brown. 



Llama pacos, Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M.^. 2m; Wolf s Zool. Sketches, 



Alpaca, Murie, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 580, t. (sheared). 

 ffab. South America. Domesticated. 



*** Sktdl elongate; nose elongate, slender: nasals slender; lachrymal 

 openings distinct and large. Legs elongated; hinder xvith elonqate warts 

 Llama. "^ 



3. Llama guanacus, (The Guanaco.) 



Fur uniform brown. Legs elongated, slender. 



Llama guanacus, Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M. p. 257. 

 Llama pacos (fera), Gray, Cat. Ungul. B. M. p. 260. 



Ilcd>. South America, temperate part as far south as the islands 

 near Cape Horn. 



4. Llama glama. (The Llama or Yamma.) 



Fur brown or variegated. Legs elongate, slender. 



Lama glama. Gray, Cat. Ungid. B. 31. p. 260, t. 24 f 1 

 Llama, Murie, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 580, t. 44 (sheared)l 



Hah. South America. Domesticated. 



"Although both Llamas and Alpacas have been bred repeatedly in 

 the Gardens in former years, yet since 1860 no offspring has been 

 produced. 



