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ewes on the top of a high ridge, west of the Kam- 

 chatskaia Vershina. He said he might have bagged 

 the lot, for they all stood about five minutes round 

 him after his shots ; he availed himself of the oppor- 

 tunity to secure one of the ewes, whose skin and 

 bones he brought back for the British Museum. 



An amusinof adventure befell him that dav. While 

 climbing a slope with his hunter, they suddenly met 



OVIS NIVICOLA. 



face to face a large bear which had come up from the 

 opposite side. Bruin's amazement was great ; he got 

 up on his hind legs at first, then crouched down again 

 intently gazing at the intruders. Not wishing to dis- 

 turb the ground, Littledale picked up a stone and 

 threw it at the beast, hitting him on the snout ; 

 whereupon Bruin ran a few yards and stopped again 

 to look back, when another stone was hurled at him, 

 till he eventually decided to be off. On his way home 

 Littledale shot a bear close to camp. Exchanging" 



