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more work remains to be done on the members of this group 

 of animals before the status of each valid and invalid species 

 will be rendered thoroughly clear. 



The most noteworthy species are as follows: 



THE MOST IMPORTANT SPECIES OP NORTH AMERICAN BEARS. 



Ursus maritimus, (Desm.), Polar Bear. 

 Arctic regions generally. 



Ursus middendorffi, (Merriam), Kadiak Bear. 



Kadiak Is., Alaska. (Largest of all.) 

 Ursus dalli, (Merr.), Yakutat Bear. 



Yakutat Bay, Alaska. 

 Ursus eulophus, (Merr.), Admiralty Bear. 



Admiralty Is., Alaska. 

 Ursus merriami, (Allen), Peninsula Bear. 



Portage Bay, Alaska Peninsula. 



Ursus horribilis, (Ord.), Grizzly Bear: Silver-Tip. 



Wyoming and Utah to Alaska. 

 S w Ursus horribilis horriaeus, (Baird), Mexican Grizzly. 



Southwestern New Mexico. 

 Ursus richardsoni, (Swainson), Barren-Ground 

 Grizzly. 

 Great Slave Lake region, and Barren-Grounds. 



(Ursus americanus, (Pallas), Black Bear. 

 Eastern North America. 

 Ursus luteolus, (Griffith), Louisiana Bear. 

 ^ t Louisiana and Texas. 



Js 02 ) Ursus floridanus, (Merr.), Everglade Bear. 

 PQ 03 \ Florida. 



jH P3 1 Ursus emmonsi, (Ball), Glacier Bear. 

 f St. Elias Alps, Yakutat Bay. 



Ursus kermodei, (Hornaday), Inland White Bear. 

 Northwestern British Columbia. 



The Polar Bear, (Ursus maritimus}. In nearly every col- 

 lection of living bears the individuals of this species are the 

 most showy and attractive. Their white coats quickly catch 

 the eye of the visitor, and whether young or old, they are 



