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latter species agrees with the rest of the section, in having the 

 white mark on the neck, but this character is also found in the 

 European species. 



The peculiarity of the nose and lips is found in a slight degree 

 in the American Bears, especially the Vrsnshorribiiis ; out I have 

 not observed it in the common brown bear. 



Dr. Leach figured the skull of the Malay Bear from the spe- 

 cimen in the Museum, if I recollect rightly, under a new generic 

 name ; but I can neither find the skull, or a copy of the litho- 

 graphic plate : the former might have been given by Sir Joseph 

 Banks for his private collection; and with regard to the latter, I 

 do not much regret its scarcity, as it would only be adding 

 another name to the numerous synonyma already given to the 

 subgenus to which it belongs. 



III. Those species which have rather short unctirved claws y 

 mid broad hairy paivsfor swimming : they are usually of a white 

 colour, and have long heads, and several false grinders in the 

 space between the canine and grinding teeth, as the Sea Bears. 



Ursus Maritimus, Lin, nob, Thalarctos polaris. 



I have heard several zoologists observe, that they believe there 

 are two species confounded under the name of the l*olar Bear; 

 but I have examined several skulls, and seen three living speci- 

 mens, all of which certainly belonged to one species. 



This species forms a very distinct subgenus on account of its 

 habits, colour, the form of its skull, and the number of its false 

 grinders. I propose to designate it with the name of TAa/flrc^os. 



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 Analyses of Books 



Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, for 

 1824. Part IL 



The following papers are contained in this part of the Phi- 

 losophical Transactions : — 



XI. Some curious Facts respecting the Walrus and Seal, dis- 

 covered by the Examination of Specimens brought to England 

 by the different Ships lately returnedfrom the Polar Circle. By 

 Sir E. Home, Bart. VPRS. In a letter addressed to Sir H. 

 Davy, Bart. Pres. RS. 



Some account of this communication will be found in the 

 y^/iwa^ for April 1824, in the report of the proceedings of the 

 Royal Society, p. 307. 



All. Additional Experiments and Observations on the Appli- 

 cation of Electrical Combinations to the Preservation of the 



