192 FRANK forester's FIELD SPORTS. 



indentations between the eyes. The eyes are quite small, and 

 have no remarkable supplemental lid ; the iris is of a light 

 reddish-brown, or burnt sienna color; the muffle of the nostrils 

 is black, and the sinus very distinct and profound. The lips 

 are capable of being extended anteriorly, especially the upper 

 one, which has on it a few more rigid hairs, or bristles, than the 

 lower lip. The length of the hair gradually diminishes on the 

 legs, but it is still ample in quantity on the upper part of the 

 foot. The claws on the fore feet are slender and elongated, and 

 the fingers have five sub-oval naked tubercles, separated from 

 the palm, each other, and the base of the claws, by dense hair; 

 the anterior half of the palm is naked, and is of an oval figure, 

 transversely ; the base of the palm has a rounded naked tuber- 

 cle, encircled by hair. The soles of the hind feet are naked, 

 and the nails are more curved, and not so long as those on the 

 fore-paws ; the nails are not in the least diminished at tip, but 

 they grow sharper at that part, only by lessening from beneath. 



" The color of the Grizzly Bear varies considerably, accord- 

 ing to age and its particular state of pelage. Hence they have 

 been described as brown, white and variegated, by Lewis and 

 Clarke, although evidently of the same species, judging by all 

 the other characters. The color of the young animal approach- 

 es more nearly to the Brown Bear of Europe, than any other; 

 in advanced life the color is that peculiar mixture of white, 

 brown and black, which has procured for this Bear the appro- 

 priate name of ' Grizzly.' 



" The following are the dimensions of the specimens preserv- 

 ed in the Philadelphia Museum, as given by Say. 



" Length from the tip of the nose to the origin of the tail, 5 

 feet -2 inches ; the tail, exclusive of the hair at tip, 15 ; from the 

 anterior base of the ear to the tip of the nose, 6 inches ; orbit 

 of the eye, f of an inch ; between the eyes, 6| inches; ears from 

 their superior base, 3 inches ; longest claw of the fore foot, 4^ 

 inches ; shortest, 2| inches ; longest claw of the hind foot, 3 in( hes ; 

 shortest, 1^ inches ; hair at the top of the tail, 4| inches ; length 

 of the hair on the top of the head, 1^ to 2 inches ; beneath the 



