MAMMALIA. 253 



Dromedarius, Brisson, Reg. Anim. 55. 



Chameau, Perr. Anim. i. 69. t. 7 ; Bujfon, H. N. xi. t. 9. 



Camel, Penn. Quad. t. 



Arabian Camel, Penn. Syn. 60; Shaw, ZooL ii. 166. 



Var. 1. Stronger and slower. 



Camel (Gimel or Jermal of the Arabs). 



Camelus Luk, Eversmann. 



Var. 2. Slighter and fleeter. 

 Dromedary, or Hadgin of the Arabs. 

 Hob. Desert of Arabia. 



Young. 



Adult, white. From the Berlin Museum. 



OSTEOLOGY. Grundler, Obs. Anat. Tubing. 1817- 

 Drome'daire, Daub. Buffon H. N. xi. t. 21. 



Skull. From Dr. Mantell's Collection. 



Skeleton. N. Africa. From Mr. Eraser's Collection. 



*Skull. 



Domesticated in Senegal, India. Varies in colour from brown 

 to black and white. 



2. CAMELUS BACTRIANUS. The MECHERI or CAMEL. 



Back with two humps. 

 Camelus Bactrianus, Linn. S. N. ed. 12. i. 90 ; Gmelin, S. N. i. 



169 ; Forsk. Faun. Or. 4 ; Erxleb. Syst. 221 ; Zimmerm. Geogr. 



Gesch. 4. 140 ; Schreb. Saugth. t. 304 ; Cuvier, Menag. Mus. t.; 



Reg. Anim. i. 250 ; Fr. Cuvier, Diet. Sci. Nat. viii. 93 ; Desm. 



N. Diet. H. N. vi. 22. t. P. 12. f. 2 ; Mamm. 423 ; Desmoul. 



Diet. Class. H. IV.iii.451; Fischer, Syn. 435; Gray, List Mamm. 



B. M. 171; List Osteol. B. M. 61. 

 Camelus Ditophus, Walther, Wetter. Ann. iv. 163. 

 Camelus Bactrise, Plin. H. N. viii. 

 Camelus Turcicus, Alpin. ^Eg. i. 223. t. 13. 

 Camelus, Gesner, Quad. 162. fig. 163; Brisson, Reg. Anim. 53. 

 Dromedarii, Jonst. Quad. t. 42, 44. 



Bactrian Camel, Penn. Syn. 63; Shaw, ZooL ii. 239. t. 67. 

 Chameau, Buffon, Hist. Nat. xi. 211. 426. t. 22; Sante, Mem.. 



Mus. xvii. 320. 



Trampelthier, Knorr, Delic. ii. t. K. 6. 

 Hab. Mongolian Deserts. 



OSTEOLOGY. 



Le Chameau, Daub. Buffon H. N. xi. t. 24 ; Kaup, Allg. ZooL t. 



Skeleton. Persia. 



Domesticated in Eastern Europe, Persia, Tartary and India. 



