Dr. HonsrrELD on a Species of Ursus from Nepaul. 333 
they are on both feet covered, and partly concealed at the base, 
by thick bristly hairs, closely applied and directed forwards. 
The general colour of the hairy covering of the specimen 
presented to the Society is tawny, or very pale reddish-brown, 
with an obscure tint of dirty yellow, verging to isabella. It is 
almost uniform on every part. On the top of the head, tufts of 
a lighter colour, almost white, are mixed with the rough curls 
covering these parts. ‘The under parts of the neck appear to 
have been of a darker hue; but the muzzle is scarcely different 
from the posterior parts of the head. The tail is about an inch 
long. ‘The relative proportion of the extremities and of the 
body and neck cannot be ascertained with accuracy ; and as 
the skin is not sufficiently perfect for being set up, several other 
characters remain for future inquiry: the chief of these are, 
the form of the head, the character of the nose and lips, the 
situation of the eyes, the vibrissæ, and the length and proportion 
of the ears. - = | Es 
Our animal is of a habit decidedly different from that of 
several species of Ursus from the same part of the world, which 
have recently been added to the systematic Catalogues, namely, 
the Ursus Tibetanus, the Ursus labiatus, and the Ursus Malay- 
anus. All these have a jet-black fur, a semilunar mark of a 
white colour on the breast, and other peculiarities affording 
types of subgenera, among which Prochilus and Helarctos 
have been defined. Our animal, on the contrary, appears to 
resemble the European Bears in its structure, as far at least as 
can be determined from the parts which have been preserved 
in the specimen. Among these, the claws afford the best means 
of comparison ; they are small, obtuse, and straight, while those 
in the Asiatic Bears above-mentioned are large, strongly-curved, 
acute, and fitted for climbing. : * 
The colour of our animal appears to be peculiar, and its size 
is 
