The Cavicl. 



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vided with a couple of swivel guns, placed between 

 the humps, and managed by the rider. This company 

 was known as the camel artillery, and was sometimes 

 of considerable service. 



The colour of the Bactrian camel is darker than 



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Bactrian Camel. 



that of its Arabian relative, varying from dark brown 

 to a sooty black in hue. 



THOUGH the true camels are exclusively confined 

 to the Old World, a closely allied genus, comprising 



