GUANACO. VICUNIA. MUSK. 



of weariness, or inclination to bait, and that having then swallowed 

 a ball or two of a sort of paste, made up of barley, and perhaps 

 a little powder of dates among it, with a bowl of water or camel's 

 milk, if to be had, and which the courier seldom fails to be pro- 

 vided with in skins, as well as for the sustenance of himself as of 

 his pegasus, the indefatigable animal will seem as fresh as at first 

 setting out, and ready to continue running at the same scarce 

 credible rate for as many hours longer, and so on from one ex- 

 tremity of the African desert to the other.' " 



17. The Bactrian Camel, Camelus Bactrianus, is about 

 seven feet high to the shouders : he is much more powerful than 

 the Dromedary in proportion to his size. 



1 8. The LAMAS, Jlitclnnia, are the camels of the new world, 

 but, if they are less ugly than those of Asia, they possess neither 

 their size nor strength. Their proportions are lighter : they have 

 no humps, and their toes not being joined, they retain their 

 mobility which enables them to climb rocks and mountains with 

 the agility of Goats. Two species are known: the Guanaco 

 and V icy nia. 



19. [The Guanaco, Camelus Llama, (Plate 5, fig. 5.) is 

 met with in the high mountains of South America ; it is the size 

 of a stag, and its coat is thick, and of a chestnut colour. A 

 variety of this species, very long since domesticated, is known 

 under the name of Lama, or Llama. At the time of the con- 

 quest of Peru by the Spaniards, it was the only beast of burthen 

 of that country, and in our day, it is still employed for the same 

 purpose ; it carries a load of about one hundred and fifty pounds, 

 but makes very short journeys. Another variety of the domestic 

 Guanaco is the Alpaca, or Paco, the fleece of which is composed 

 of long, woolly hair, which, in fineness and elasticity, is not much 

 inferior to the most beautiful wool of the goats of Thibet. 



20. The Vicunia, (Vicunia,) Camclits Vicunna, which is 

 rather larger than a sheep, is also remarkable for its beautifully 

 soft, yellowish, brown wool. It inhabits along the line of per- 

 petual snow of the Andes of Chile and Peru ; it is actively hunted 

 on account of its wool which is manufactured into valuable stuffs, 

 and hats.] 



21. The Tribe of Musks, Moschus, includes only one genus. 

 These are charming animals from their elegance and lightness ; 



17. WhaMs the Bactrian Camel ? 



18. What are Lamas? What are their habits? How many species of 

 Lamas are known ? 



19. What is the Guanaco ? Where is it found ? Is it applied to any use ? 

 What is the Alpaca or Paco? 



20. For what is the Vicunia remarkable ? 



21. What are Musks? What genera belong to this tribe ? 



