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2d. — Camelus Bactrianus, or the Bactrian Camel, which is one- third less 

 in height than the former one, stout, covered with black hair, ai\d with two 

 distinct humps. 



3d. — The Boghdi Camel resembling in shape the Bactrian, but with 

 the height of the Dromedary or Camelus Dromedarius. 



The Khorasan Dromedary may be considered as a variety of the 1 st 

 species or Camelus Dromedarius, with less height but stouter proportions. 



In Griffith's Translation of the Regne Animal, notice is drawn to a 

 third species distinct from the Bactrian and Arabian Camels in the posses- 

 sion of RuGUERE ; of this third species however the characters are not given. 

 Hamilton Smith in Griffith's Cuvier* divides the genus into the two 

 species, Bactrianus and Dromedarius; considering these as the parent stocks 

 from which a number of breeds and varieties have sprung, " all nevertheless 

 " depending on the very trivial distinctions of color, size and form :" but 

 the specific characters of these parent stocks differ very materially from 

 those derived from Elphinstone's work before alluded to, most especially 

 with reference to the Camelus Bactrianus described by that author as one- 

 third lower in height than the Arabian Camel. Hamilton Smith! says 

 in describing the Camelus Bactrianus, "his height may be considered supe- 

 " rior to the Arabian, and the bulk of his body more considerable. The 

 " large breed of this species attains seven feet and a half from the top of 

 " the hunches to the ground, the legs are proportionately short, and the 

 " body long." The height of the Arabian Camel, according to the same 

 authority, does not exceed seven feet, " those of Turkey are the strong- 

 " est and the best suited for burthen, those of Arabia and Barbary the 

 " lightest ; and those of India, where there are breeds for both purposes 

 " constantly supplied by fresh importations from the North West, yet 

 " probably inferior in their class to those more in the vicinity of their 

 " original climate." 



* Vol. 5, p. 298, Synopsis Mammalia. 



t Vol. 4, p. 48. 



