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body long in proportion to their height at the shoul- 

 der ; the ear small and round ; the muzzle short 

 and broad ; the lips extensile ; the tongue very long ; 

 a distinct clear or whitish space on the breast, and 

 long crooked claws. Of the sub-genus, the two 

 species known are both equatorial; and if one of 

 these, or a species still undescribed, exists in Ma- 

 laya, it is not probably found beyond the tropic. 



Hel. Malayanus, Horsf. The Bruang. Is a 

 species found in Sumatra ; about 4 feet long from 

 nose to tail, and 2 feet high at the shoulder; the 

 fur glossy black, close, from the shoulder and throat 

 running forward to the region between the ears, and 

 down the jowl, where that from the head running 

 back, the two together form a ridge : the face to 

 behind the eyes and lower jaw is buff; on the breast, 

 between the arms, a large white crescent, the horns 

 of which point forward ; the tail not an inch long. 

 It is the Hel. typus of Leach, Ursus and Prockilus 

 Malay anus of Raffles and Gray, an animal remark- 

 ably docile in captivity, feeding chiefly on vegetables, 

 exceedingly fond of plantains and young cocoa plants 

 and fruit; but, above all, greedy of honey, sugar, 

 and similar delicacies. It is inoffensive and saga- 

 cious, though possessed of very great strength, and 

 armed with powerful claws ; and, no doubt, in its 

 native forests, it may, when excited, be a formidable 

 enemy to man. There is one living in the gardens 

 of the Zoological Society. 



Hel. Euryspilus, Horsf. The Bornean Sun Bear. 

 Differs chiefly in the form of the mark on the 



