252 MAMMALIA. 



Camelisidese, Lesson, N. Tab. R. A. 1(57, 1842. 

 Camelidse seu Ecornis, J. Brookes, Mus. Cat. 60, 1828. 



They fold the feet under their body when they rest, with their 

 chest on the earth, hence the knees and chest are generally cal- 

 lous. 



SYNOPSIS OF GENERA. 



1. CAMELUS. Back humped. Anterior grinders conical, far 



apart. Toes broad ; soles nearly orbicular. Old World. 



2. LLAMA. Back not humped. Grinders similar. Toes elon- 



gate ; soles narrow. New World. 



1. CAMELUS. 



Back with one or two humps. Grinders ^Q; anterior ones 

 conical, far apart. Toes broad; sole nearly orbicular, only 

 slightly separated in front. Tail short, tufted. 



Living on leaves. Peculiar to the temperate and warmer parts 

 of Asia and Africa, and naturalized in Southern Europe. 



Camelus, sp., Linn. 



Camelus, Cuvier -, Illiger, Prod.; F. Cuv. Diet. Sci. Nat. lix. 

 512; Fischer, Syn. 434. 



1. CAMELUS ARABICUS. The SGHIMEL or DROMEDARY. 

 Back with a single hump. 



Camelus Dromedarius, Linn. Syst. Nat. ed. 12. 90 ; Gm.elin, S. 



N. i. 168; Forsk. Faun. Orient. 4; Erxl. Syst. 218; Zimm. 



Geog. Gesch. ii. 139; Schreb. Saugth. t. 303; Cuvier, Menag. 



Mus. t. ; Reg. Anim. i. 250; F. Cuvier, Diet. Sci. Nat. viii. 



94 ; Mam. Lith. t. 1, 2 ; Desm. N. Diet. H. N. vi. 42; Mamrn. 



424 ; Fischer, Syn. 435 ; Bronn, Jam. 488 ; Gray, List Mamm. 



B. M. 171; List Osteol. B. M. 62. 

 Camelus Luk, Eversmann, Bucharia. 

 Camelus arabicus, Desmoul. Diet. Class. H. N. iii. 452; Mem. 



Mus. x. 221; SundevaU, Pecora, 104. 

 Camelus vulgaris, Forsk. Faun. Orient . 4. 

 Camelus monotophus, Walther, Wetter. Ann. iv. 105. 

 Camelus Dromas, Gesner 9 Quad. 171. fig. 172; Alpin. JEgypt. 



i. 223. t. 12; Pallas. 

 Camelus Arabice, Plin. H. Nat. viii. 

 Camelus Bactrianus, Aldrov. Bisulc. 908. fig. 

 Camelus minimus, Klein, Quad. 42. 

 Camelus vetus, Frisch. Naturg. iv. 1. 

 Camelus, Jonst. Quad. 93. t. 42, 44. 



