URSUS. 395 



Desert Black Bear. 



Type locality. Sierra Guadalupe, State of Coahuila, Mexico. 



Geogr. Distr. State of Coahuila, Mexico, possibly north to Davis 

 Mountain, Texas. 



Genl. Char. Frontals depressed, flat; nasals nearly straight; ros- 

 trum slender anteriorly; naked nose pad very long. 



Color. Black; the under fur dark brown; muzzle dark brown. 



Measurements. Total length, 1.290; tail vertebrae, 66; hind foot, 

 210. 



963. Ursus floridanus Merriam. 



Ursus floridanus Merr., Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., x, 1896, p. 81. 



Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 314. 



Zool. Ser. 

 Florida Black Bear. 



Type locality. Key Biscayne, Dade County, Florida. 

 Geogr. Distr. Everglades of Florida. 



964. Ursus luteolus Griffith. 



Ursus luteolus Griffith, Carniv. Anim., 182 1, p. 236. Elliot, Syn, 

 N. Am. Mamm., F. C. M. Pub., 11, 1901, p. 314. Zool, Ser. 

 Louisiana Black Bear. 

 Type locality. Louisiana. 

 Geogr. Distr. Louisiana to Texas. Range undetermined. 



965. Ursus altifrontalis Elliot. 



Ursus altifrontalis Elliot, Pub. Field Columb. Mus., in, 1903, 



P- 234. 

 Northwestern Black Bear. 



Type locality. Shore of Lake Crescent, Clallam County, Wash- 

 ington, 



Geogr. Distr. Washington. Range unknown, 



Genl. Char. Skull: forehead very broad and high, bulging on the 

 sides anteriorly, rounded above; nasals long, broad, elevated pos- 

 teriorly and extending considerably beyond the ends of the maxillae ; 

 outline of skull above convex, highest at anterior portion of frontals; 

 occipital crest prominent ; zygomata widely spread ; basioccipital and 

 basisphenoid very broad, the latter rounded anteriorly; pterygoid 

 fossa short; muzzle broad, heavy, greatly swollen at base of canines. 



Color. Black; nose tan color 



Measurements. Skull: total length, 300; occipito-nasal length, 

 287; zygomatic width, 190; interorbital constriction, 75; width across 

 postorbital processes, 106; length of nasals, 80; width of nasals 

 anteriorly, 32; palatal length, 138; width of palate at posterior end 



