Note 46 — APPENDIX
Reading edition
Paco: so called (in the Indian language) because its wool is long and of a bright reddish colour. Alppa-co, sheep of the country, has the wool long and very smooth; and, though coming under the denomination of Peruvian camel, is not very well fitted to carry a burden. Llama llamscanni, or the working sheep (of the Indian) has the wool short and rough; and is the tallest, strongest, and best adapted for the cargo.
EXTERIOR PROPORTIONS OF THE LLAMA.
Feet. In. Lines.
From the crown of the head to the extremity of the sacral bone 6 5 0
The coccyx or tail has of length 1 0 0
From the upper lip to the crown of the head measures 1 1 0
Length of the ear 0 6 6
Length of the neck from its first to its last vertebra 2 5 0
Anterior height, measured from the base of the fore-foot to the edge of the shoulder-blade parallel with the spine 5 5 0
Posterior height, measured from the base of the hind-foot to the spine of the sacral bone 3 6 0