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fies a swift, riding camel, a distinction of breed, not 

 of species. 



Allied to the true Camels, and representing them 

 in the tropical regions of America, is the genus 



Auchenia,* the Lama. 



These resemble the former in most respects, but 

 are of smaller size, and a more graceful figure, and 

 are unfurnished with humps. The toes are entirely 

 separate, but terminated by crooked hoofs. They 

 answer the same purpose of carrying burdens, as 

 the Camels. There are two or three species. 



Moschus^ the Musk. 



A group of very elegant and very little Ruminants 

 inhabit the Continent and Islands of India, differing 

 from the Deer and Antelopes in the absence of horns, 

 and in the presence of a long canine in the upper 

 jaw, projecting downward as a tusk. There are 

 three or four species, from one of which (M. Mos- 

 chiferus) the well-known perfume called musk is 

 secreted in a little bag beneath the belly. It inha- 

 bits Thibet and Tartary. Another (M. Javanicus), 

 the Napu, a most beautiful little fairy creature, is 

 not larger than a hare. 



* Ai>%riv, auchen, a neck. t Mo<r%os, moscltos, nuisk. 



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