105 



Lumbar vertebrae o 



Sacral 5 



Caudal 12 



*'«. Skull and bones of body. 



b. Skull. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 



c, d. Skulls. Northern Circars. 



e. Skull. From Dr. Mantell's Collection. 

 /. Skull. Nepal. Presented by B. H. Hodgson, Esq. 

 (j. Skull. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 

 h. Skidl. Hazareebagh, India. Presented by Professor Oldham. 

 i. Skeleton. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 

 j. Skull. From the Zoological Society's Collection. 



THALARCTOS. 



Teeth : — Incisors |^ ; Canines J 1 -' ; Premolars — • Molars f^ ; =42. 



J— 3 J— 1 4-4 3—3 



The Nennook or Polar Bear. Thalarctos maritimus. 



Ursus maritimus, Blainv., Ost. Atl. G. Ursus, pi. 1 (skeleton), 

 pi. 5 (skull), pi. 12 (dentition of male). — D' Alton, Vergleichende 

 Osteologie, p. 3 (skeleton). — Spix, Cephalogenesis, taf. 6. fig. 1G. 

 — Ouv., Oss. Foss. iv. p. 327. pi. 20, pi. 21. fig. 4 (skulls).— Saird, 

 Mamnr. N. America, p. 229. pi. 44, 1859. — Van der Hoeven, Verz. 

 der Platen, pi. 20. fig. 13 (hind foot).— Pallets, Spicil. Zool. ii. 

 fasc. 14 (skull), 1776. 



Cervical vertebra? 7 



Dorsal 14 



Lumbar 6 



Sacral 5 



Caudal (imperfect). 



a. Skull. Arctic Ocean. From Dr. Mantell's Collection. 



b, c. Skulls. Greenland. 

 d, e, f. Skulls. North Sea. 

 g. Skull : adult. North Sea. 



h. Skull. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



i. Skeleton. From Mr. Warwick's Collection. 



;. skull. 



PROCYON. 



Teeth: — Incisors? 1 ?; Canines^; Premolars^; Molars — : = 40. 



3-3 1-1 ' 4-4 * 2-2 



The Raccoon. Procyon lotor. 



Blainv.) Ost. Atl. G. Subursus, pi. 3 (skeleton), pi. 11 (dentition).— 



Owen, Odont, pi. 129. figs. 2-7 (dentition). 

 Raton, Buff., Hist. Nat. viii. p. 3oG. pi. 4(5 (skeleton). 



Cervical vertebrae 7 



Dorsal 14 



