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CARNIVORA 



quite to heel ; region between pad and balls of toes, and at outer 

 side of backward extension densely furred ; fringe along edge of 

 foot conspicuous. Tail very short, concealed in the fur. 



Colour. — The colour of body is usually a light brown or dull 

 buff, the head not essentially different, but feet and outer surface 

 of legs darker. Many individual difierences in colour have been 

 described, some of which are probably characteristic of geographical 

 races. 



Skull. — Genera] form of skull rather robust, the rostrum 



Via. 50. 

 i^r.^us arctos. 



moderately long (distance from orbit to front of premaxillary 

 contained about 2^ times in condylobasal length), the brain-case 



