Merriam. — Tiro Xtxr Bears from Alaska. 79 



biUs aloieensia, but decidedly smaller than Urgtis middendorjfi and U. 

 daUi gyan; claws rather short and blue-black, as in 0*v* dalJ& ggas. 



Color. — Jxine specimens nn left over winter pelade): Genera! color yel- 

 lowish brown, darkest on belly and legs — the legs much darker than 

 body. In spring and early summer the color is much the same as in 

 Unui daUi gya^. 



Cranial and dental characters. — Skull large and massive: equal to or 

 slightly larger than Ur»u.g Twrr^iU* ali^cen^ but much smaller than U. 

 daUi gya4 (the male smaller than female of gjfcis): lachrymal large and 

 high, reaching up to maxillary protuberance on inner side of orbit. 

 Teeth similar in general to those of dalli but decidedly smaller; lower 

 sectorial nearly rectangular, the outer side only slightly constricted be- 

 tween cusps: heel of last upper molar with only 2 cusjb [instead of 3] 

 on inner side. 



Meosurement-s. — Type specimen, S J'^- ad: basal length of skull 301: 

 occipito-sphenoid length 82: length of upper molariform series 74; of 

 lower molariform series 70: breadth across upper incisors 44: pm^ 15.5 

 X 13: pm* 12 s 3: m- 23 x 17: m' 34.5 x IS. 5: m^ 25 x 11: m^ 26 x 15: 

 m^ 20 X 14.5. 



