198 NATURAL HISTORY IN ANECDOTE.

sufferers still alive. The Bisharye received a slave for his
trouble.”

The Liama. The Llamas are classified as members of the
Camel Family of which they are the second genus. The
Vicuna (Llama vicugna) of the Peruvian Andes is one of
these. It is a very beautiful animal, combining, as Professor
Cunningnam points out, to some extent the characteristics of
the camel, the deer and the goat. Its neck is long and slender
and carried with a graceful curve, and its legs are slight and
elegant, its wool fine and silky. It is a timid animal and
very wary of the approach of danger, seeking safety in flight,
though often falling a victim to the rapacity of the puma,
or the necessities of the Patagonian Indians, who eat its flesh
and clothe themselves in its skin. The Llama, (Llama
peruana) and the Alpaca (Llama pacos) are other species of
this family. The former is used by the Peruvians as a beast
of burden, as it will carry from a hundred-weight to a hundred
weight and a half for fifteen or twenty miles a day. Accord-
ing to Mrs. Bowdich, at one time 300,000 of these animals
were employed in carrying metal over the rugged mountain
passes for the Potosi mines alone. Like the camel, it refuses
to stir when overloaded, and continues to move at a slow
uniform pace throughout the day. Like camels also, they are
apt to fight among themselves, when the wool flies in an
absurd way, and if not separated, they do each other serious
injury. When offended with their driver they spit in his face,
their saliva being particularly unpleasant. The Alpaca which
is also domesticated is useful for its fleece.

The Deer. There are two families of Deer; that of the
Mouse deer with its mouse-shaped head, and without horns,
and that of the deer proper of which there are more than
fifty species. There are five species of the mouse deer,
genus Zragulus, all of which belong to Asia. They are found
in Java, Penang, Sumatra, Borneo, Cambodia and Siam.
The Indian Chevrotain (Zreguius meminnza) is spotted. It