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eyes, are rufous. In character more frugivorous than 

 the brown species ; it is consequently less dangerous ; 

 is also more active, climbs with greater alacrity, and 

 hibernates regularly about the period when the snows 

 begin to form, remaining concealed until they have 

 disappeared. This bear is somewhat smaller than 

 the Brown, or rather lower on the legs ; although it 

 must be observed, that the Indians and hunters re- 

 cognise two varieties, one of which is taller than the 

 other : it may be, that the last mentioned is identical 

 with the variety before noticed, as the Swedish and 

 Silver Bear. 



The Cinnamon and Yellow Bear are considered 

 as varieties of the black. It may, however, be worth 

 mentioning, that a black, and a Carolina yellow, 

 of the same stature, and nearly of the same age, 

 were compared by us : the last mentioned being 

 more slender ; less covered in fur ; the plane of the 

 nose more convex ; the muzzle more pointed ; and, 

 in intelligence, more active, for while the black 

 lay down in perfect apathy, and our attention was 

 directed to drawing another object, a familiar breath- 

 ing over the shoulder made us fancy some uncere- 

 monious intruder was looking over our work, but, 

 on turning round, perceived it was the Yellow Bear, 

 carefully raised on his hind feet, not touching our 

 clothes with his fore paws, but having his snout 

 over the shoulder, most curiously intent upon what 

 was doing on the paper. 



The Gular Bear. " Ours gulaire" of Geoffroy. 

 We take again to be the High-lefiffed Black Bear, 



