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than those afforded by the paths of men. Not only are 

 the swampy plains intersected by such well-worn routes 

 of travel, but the mountains themselves and ridges, to 

 the very summits thereof, are thus laid out." 



A closely allied sub-species is found in Kamschatka, 

 and the North-eastern coast of Asia ; and Langsdorff, 

 according to Eichardson, says that it also inhabits the 

 Aleutian Islands. It has been called Ursus piscator and 

 Hairy-eared Bear. It is a Grizzly Bear, hut is of a 

 more golden or red colour than the Ursus fcrox, and the 

 tips of the longer hairs are whiter. The pelt is very 

 thick and heavy, and is often painted red by the natives 

 on the leather side. The fur varies very much, being 

 sometimes harsh and coarse, and at others very fine. 

 This Bear is not unlike the Ursus arctos, but is larger. 

 Several hundred skins are imported by the Alaska Com- 

 mercial Company through the United States. 



The Himalayan or Thibetan Bear {Ursus tihctanus). 

 The German name is Kragenbiir. It inhabits Northern 

 India, China, and the Himalayas. It lives in caves, and 

 is very difficult to dislodge. The colour is black, grizzly, 

 or light grizzly. According to the Field, the Himalayan 

 Bear is glossy black, the hair very thick and long about 

 the back of the neck, marked with a white crescent on 

 its chest, and having a patch of the same colour on its 

 chin. From the same authority we also gather that, 

 unless cornered, or with cubs, these bears very rarely 

 show fight ; that if they once get in rocks or a cave, it 

 is almost impossible to drive them out ; that they are 

 found from the foot of the Himalayas up to the snows, 

 but that during the winter they leave the higher ranges, 

 and come down to the wooded valleys in search of food, 

 which at that season consists principally of acorns ; that 



