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the grizzly, and the Kadiak Bear is the larg- 

 est of all the land bears of the world. It 

 prowls about over the moss of the moun- 

 tains, feeding on berries and fish. 



The sea-bear, Callorhinus ursinus, which 

 we call the fur seal, is also a cousin of the 

 bear, having much in common with its bear 

 ancestors of long ago, but neither that nor 

 its relations, the sea-lion and the walrus, 

 are exactly bears to-day. 



Of all the real bears, Mr. Miller treats of 

 five in the pages of this little book. All the 

 straight "bear stories" relate to Ursus amer- 

 icanus, as most bear stories in our country 

 do. The grizzly stories treat of Ursus hor- 

 tgibilis catifornicus. The lean bear of the 

 Louisiana swamps is Ursus luteolus, and 

 the Polar Bear is Thalarctos maritimus. 

 The author of the book has tried without 

 intrusion of technicalities to bring the 

 distinctive features of the different bears 

 before the reader and to instruct as well as 

 to interest children and children's parents 

 in the simple realities of bear life. 



DAVID STARR JORDAN. 

 Leland Stanford) Jr., University. 

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