394 Dr. Horsriezp on a Species of Ursus from Nepaul. 
is somewhat less than that of the Brown Bear of Europe as 
described by M. Cuvier in the 4th volume of the ** Ossemens 
Fossiles :” but to determine the peculiarities with perfect pre- 
cision, more accurate notices regarding its form are required. 
The specific name isabellinus is proposed for our animal, and 
the following concise character serves to discriminate it from 
the other species of Ursus hitherto described. 
Ursus ISABELLINUS. 
U. sordidé fulvus nitore isabellino, pilis colli dorsique elongatis, 
molliusculis. crispatis ; ad latera rigidis, adpressis; ungui- 
bus brevibus, rectis, obtusis. 
