MAP 56— RANGE OF THE AMERICAN BLACKBEARS AND THEIR NEAR KIN. 



This map is founded cliieflv on papers bv Messrs. E. W.'Nclson, R. MicFarlane, R. Bell, S. Heame, J. Fannin, C. H. Townsend, V. Bailey, 

 O. Bangs, W. T. Homaday, E. A. Preble, W. H. Osgood, C. Hart Merriam, E. T. Seton. 



It is fairly correct, except on the south, where further investigations must greatly modify it. 



The spots in Te,^as and New Mexico are V. Bailey's records. The record in Costa Rica is by Geo. K. Cherrie. 



The following are recognized : 



C/rsus americanus Pallas, in 3 forms, Unas car/oWtp Osgood, 



l/rsus luleolus Griffith, t/rsus hylodromm Elliot, 



l/rjus JloriJanus Merriam, Ursus machetes Elliot, 



Unu3 emmomi (Dall.), Ursus allifrontalis EUlot. 



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