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4040. The skull of a female Long-lipped Bear (Ursus labiatus). 



The long and narrow nasal bones extend further back than the nasal processes of the 

 maxillaries. The left premaxillary has not quite reached the frontal. There is no promi- 

 nent ridge continued from between the lower extremities of the occipital condyles. The 

 posterior margin of the bony palate has the same characteristic form as in the preceding 

 specimens. The normal number of premolars has been retained in both jaws, and rudiments 

 of the sockets of the first upper incisors may be seen. The teeth of the right side of both 



upper and lower jaws are separately displayed, and indicated by their symbols. 



Purchased. 



4041. The hyoidean arch and appendages of the same Bear (Ursus labiatus). 



The different elements are numbered according to the TABLE OF SYNONYMS. 



Purchased. 



4042. Claws of the Ursus labiatus. Uunterian. 



4043. Claws of the Ursus labiatus. Hunterian. 



4044. The skull of an old Indian Black Bear ( Ursus brevirostris). 



It resembles some of the varieties of the European Bear in the elevation and convexity of 

 the frontal region of the skull, but differs in the shorter relative proportion of the facial part 

 anterior to the orbits, and in the smaller relative size of the molar teeth. In the interval 

 between the canine and last premolar (p 4), hi the right side of the upper jaw, there are the 

 sockets of the three small premolars ; on the left side of the same jaw those of the first (p 1) 

 and third (p 3) are present, but that of the second (p 2) is obliterated : in the same inter- 

 space on the right side of the lower jaw there are two small premolars, but only one on the 

 left side of the same jaw. 



The animal from which this skull was taken was shot on the Gogan range in Kumaon, 



India. 



Purchased. 



4045. A skull of the female of the same species of Black Bear (Ursus brevi- 

 rostris). 



It is of smaller size than the male, and the frontal region is less elevated. The sockets of 

 the three small premolars remain in the interspace between the last premolar and canine on 

 both sides of the upper jaw, and on the left side of the lower jaw ; on the right side of the 

 lower jaw the second of these sockets is obliterated. The strong ligaments which circum- 

 scribe the orbits posteriorly have been preserved in this skull. Both the paroccipital and 

 mastoid processes are well-developed in both skulls. 



From the Gogan range in Kumaon, India. 



Purchased. 



4p 



