THE CAMEL, &c. 119 



long previous to the records of hiftory. The 

 chief, and perhaps the only fenfible character by 

 which thefe two races are diftinguifhed, is, that 

 the camel has two bunches on the back, and the 

 dromedary but one. The latter is alio fomewhat 

 fmaller and weaker than the camel. But both 



of 



Camelus Baclrianus ; Arifl. Hlfi. Anhn. lib. 2. cap. i. — Plln. 

 Jib. 8. cap. 1 8. — Gefner, Icon. quad. p. 22. — Profp. Alpln. Hijl* 

 Nat. /Egypt, torn. 2. p. 224. tab. 13. 



Camel called Becheti ; Leo, Afrlc. p. 338. 



Camelus duobus in dorfo tuberibus, feu Baftrianus ; Rait 

 'Synopf. quad. p. 145". 



Camelus Baclrianus:, tophis dorfi duobus ; Linn. Syfl. Nat. 

 p. 90 — Klein, quad. p. 41. 



Perfian camel ; Rufel's Aleppo, p. 57. 



* * The Arabian camel, or dromedary, has but one bunch 

 on the back. In all other refpefts it is like the preceding, and 

 is equally adapted for riding or carrying loads ; Pennant's fy- 

 nopf. of quad. p. 62. 



In Greek, A^oftx?, or rather Camelus Dromas ; for dromas is 

 only an adjective derived from dromos, which iignihes fuiflnefs , 

 and ca?nelus dromas is equivalent to the Jiuift running camel : 

 In modern Latin, Dromedarius ; in the Levant, Maibary, ac- 

 cording to Doctor Shaw. 



Camelus Arabicus ; Arifl. Hifl. Anim. lib. 2. cap. I. — P/in. 

 lib. 8. cap. 18. 



Camelus dromas ; Gefner. £htad. p. 159. Icon. Quad* p. 23. 

 Profp. Alpin. Hifl. /Egypt, torn. 1. p. 223. tab. 12. 



Camelus unico in dorib gibbo, feu dromedarius ; camel or 

 dromedary ; Rail Synopf. Quad. p. 143. Klein, Quad. p. 42. 



Camel called Hugiun ; Leo Afric. p. 338. 



Camelus dromedarius, topho dorh unico ; Linn. Syfl. Nat. 

 p. 90. 



Chameau 5 Mem. pour fervir a Vkifl. des Animaux, part. i.p. 

 69.pl. 7. 



Camel with cne bunch ; Pocod's travels, vol. I. /. 207. 

 Shaw's travels, p. 239= Rufel's Hifl. of Aleppo, p. 56. Plaifled's 

 journal, p. 82. 



