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of hump 7 feet, length 8 — 10 feet — (Byrne). Lombardini gives 

 some dimensions of camels as folio lcs : — 



Two Bactrians stuffed, in St. Petersburg Government Museum, the 

 measures being given in millimetres. 



Height from top of front hump to ground . . 1,420 & 1,880 m. m. 

 Length from nape of neck to base of 



coccyx measured on one side of animal... 1,920 &, 2,500 „ 

 Of living Bactrlan 7 or 8 years old. 

 Length of body from point of shoulder to 



buttock ... 2,050 m. m. 



Hind hump to ground ... 2,200 



Length of head from occiput to muzzle ... 652 



Width of forehead at orbits ... 282 



Height of front hump ... 330 



Do. hind do. ... 410 



Male Dromedary from (lonstantine, 5 years old. 



Hump to ground . . . 2,050 ni. m. 



Greatest length of trunk ... 1,503 



Height of hump ... 340 



Middle length ... 580 



Length of head ... 580 



Breadth of forehead . . . 342 



St. Rossore female, 8 years old. 



Hump to ground . 1,740 m. m. 



Xeck to tail . . . 2,200 



Breast to hump ... 1,400 



Length of head . ... 440 



Width of forehead ... 269 



Note 23. — ExAifiNATiGX as to fitness for service : Byrne gives 

 the following, from observations made in Egypt : — 



1. Note the brand. Fawn colour better than white. Species 

 should suit country of operations. 



2. Shape. Xo elbow brushing and elbow well set out and its 

 horny prominences of medium size. Hind legs not too angular, 

 rather strais-hr. 



