RUMliNAiVliA : MObCHlD/E. 



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Fig. 56. 



Llama. 



and chiefly to the Andes, and are the American repre- 

 sentatives of the Camels. 



The Llama, or Guanaco, A. llacma, Linn., is about 

 the size of the Stag, and cov- 

 ered with coarse, chestnut- 

 colored hair. This species 

 was early domesticated and 

 extensively used as a beast 

 of burden, in which capacity 

 it is still employed. The Al- 

 paca is a variety with long, 

 woolly hair, which furnishes 

 material for the best of fab- 

 rics. 



The Paco or Vicuna, A. 

 victmna, Linn., is of the size 

 of a sheep, and covered whh fawn-colored wool, which is 

 also used in the manufacture of valuable fabrics. 



MOSCHID^E OR MUSK DEER FAMILY. This Family 

 comprises ruminants of a light and elegant form, without 

 horns, and whose male representatives have long tusk- 

 like canine teeth in the upper jaw. 



The Genus Moschus Musk Deer is characterized 

 by the absence of horns, and by having a long canine 

 tooth on each side of the upper jaw. 



The Musk Deer, M. moschife- 

 rus, Linn., is the most celebrated 

 species, being the one which fur- 

 aishes the well-known musk of 

 commerce. This animal is about 

 the size of the common goat, has 

 scarcely any tail, and is covered 

 with coarse and brittle hairs. It 

 inhabits Thibet and the adjacent 



Musk Deer. 



Fig- 57- 



