60 FAUNA AMERICANA. 



Species. 



1. Gulo arcticiis. Sab. Desm. Mammalogie, p. 

 174. Encycl. pi. 38, fig. 1. jyorthern glutton. 

 Ursus milo. Pall. Linn. Erxleb. Schreb. 

 Meles gulo, Bodd. 

 Ursus luscus, Linn. Gmel. > 

 Wolverene^ Penn. 



Char. Essent. 'Body squat; general colour of 

 a fine deep chesnut, with a disk nearly black upon 

 the back. 



Dimensions. Total length two feet two inches ; 

 length of the fore leg, eleven inches ; of the hind 

 leg, twelve inches ; length of the tail, comprising 

 the hair at its extremity, which is four inches, 

 eight inches. 



DEscRirTioN. Snout black as far as the eye- 

 brows ; eyes small ; between the eye-brows and 

 ears, of a brownish-white colour ; lower jaw and 

 interior of the fore feet, spotted with white ; a tu- 

 bercle under each toe ; four others on the palm 

 of the hand. 



Habit. Very cruel and voracious ; hunting by 

 night ; not hibernating. 



Inhabits countries bordering on the north sea, 

 both of Europe and of Asia. In America they 

 inhabit Canada, and the uncultivated parts of the 

 United States, where its depredations are often 

 experienced by the Indians. 



