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cular it appears to resemble the American Bear. It is further 

 remarkable in having a large heart-shaped spot of white on the 

 breast. The muzzle is of a ferruginous colour. It stands lower, 

 but is a stouter and better proportioned animal than the common 

 Bear. 



When taken young they become very tame. One lived for two 

 years in my possession. He was brought up in the nursery with 

 the children ; and, when admitted to my table, as was frequently 

 the case, gave a proof of his taste by refusing to eat any fruit but 

 mangosteens, or to drink any wine but Champaign. The only 

 time I ever knew him to be out of humour was on an occasion 

 when no Champaign was forthcoming. It was naturally of a 

 playful and affectionate disposition, and it was never found ne- 

 cessary to chain or chastise him. It was usual for this Bear, the 

 cat, the dog, and a small blue mountain bird or Lory of New 

 Holland, to mess together and eat out of the same dish. His 

 favourite play-fellow was the dog, whose teasing and worrying 

 was always borne and returned with the utmost good humour and 

 playfulness. As he grew up he became a very powerful animal, 

 and in his rambles in the garden, he would lay hold of the largest 

 plantains, the stems of which he could scarcely embrace, and 

 tear them up by the roots. 



A female of this species was sent to England last year by the 

 William Pitt. 



SOREX. 



Of this genus the collection contains a small variety of the 

 S. cccrulescem, or Musk Rat of Bengal. In it, as in the Bengal 

 species, the musky fluid is emitted from a single gland on each 

 side of the body. 



TUPAIA. 



