of the District of Montreal, 293 



Genus Condylura, 



Gen. char. Incisors f , canines |f , molars ^ =r 40. Six in- 

 ferior incisors anomalous; two intermediate ones large, spoon- 

 shaped ; next one conical, sabtriangular at the base, with a basal, 

 exterior and interior tubercle ; molars bristled, the points com- 

 posed of two folds of enamel ; muzzle elongate, furnished with 

 membranous appendages surrounding the nasal apertures ; ears 

 and eyes very small ; feet, toes and nails, like the shrew mole. 



C. cristata. Radiated or star-nosed mole. 

 Sorex cristatus. Linnaeus ! 



v.s.p. et M. Length 3 to 4 inches. Fur brown and dry 

 looking, paler beneath ; snout elongated, terminated at its extrem- 

 ity by a star-shaped fringe of a pale flesh colour ; eyes and ears 

 scarcely perceptible ; tail | the length of the body, thick, and 

 loosely covered with stiflf hairs ; toes black, with strong, slightly 

 hooked nails. 



Ord. IIL Carnaria. 



Fam. Carnivora. — Tribe 1. Plantigrada, 

 Genus Ursus. 



Gen. char. Incisors f , canines fJ-, molars i- to ^ = 32 to 44. 

 False molars small, make their appearance late, and are decidu- 

 ous ; posterior molars very strong, with a square crown and blunt 

 tubercles ; body thick, strong-set, covered with coarse hair ; ears 

 somewhat long, sHghtly acuminate ; toes five, with strong claws, 

 not retractile ; tail short ; two mammae pectoral, and four ven- 

 tral. 



U. Americanus. American black bear. 



v.s.p. Length 4 to 5 feet, rarely exceeding the latler. Fur 

 black, shining, not curled along the centre of the nose and fore- 

 head ; a black line, bounded on each side on the muzzle with yel- 

 lowish brown patches ; nose continued on nearly the same line 

 as the forehead, slightly arched ; ears oval, small, rounded at 

 tips ; tail very short ; hair of the feet enveloping the claws, and 

 projecting beyond them. 



Genus Procyon, 



Gen. char. Incisors f , canines ||, molars |f = 42. Canines 

 large and compressed ; the three molars next in the series are 

 acuminate, and the three last ones are large and tuberculate ; 

 body rather slightly made, but heavy posteriorly ; tail long ; 5 



