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northern gray squirrel, (Sciurus carolinensis), and also in the 

 fox-squirrel, (S. niger), all possible gradations of color are 

 found, from the typical gray and red to jet black ; but the 

 color-line between the Cinnamon Bear and the typical Black 

 Bear always is sharply drawn, and every specimen is refer- 

 able at a glance to one type or the other. The Cinnamon 

 Bear deserves further investigation. 



The Brown Bear of Europe, (Ursus arctos), is represented 

 by two specimens from Central Russia which bear a general 

 resemblance to Rocky Mountain grizzlies. This is so striking 

 that were they not labeled very few persons would suspect 

 their European birth. They have the high shoulders and 

 grizzly brown coat of the silver-tip, and in the Rocky 

 Mountains would be considered good examples of Ursus 

 ho r rib His. 



This pair has bred twice here and reared some very fine 

 cubs. 



The Syrian Bear, (Ursus syriacus}, is well represented by 

 two fine specimens from Trebizond, Asia Minor. They are 

 of a pale yellow color, have very high shoulders, narrow 

 heads, and smooth pelage. These animals represent "the 

 bears of the Bible," which appeared in punishment of the 

 children who were disrespectful to the prophet Elisha. 

 Bears of this species are often trained to dance, and per- 

 form various tricks at command, and usually lead very 

 miserable lives at the hands of gipsies and other bear 

 specialists of nomadic habits. 



The Hairy-Eared Bear, (Ursus piscator], a species very 

 rarely seen in captivity, is represented by two fine- speci- 

 mens from the Altai Mountains, Central Asia. This animal 

 is sometimes called, on account of its peculiar light-brown 

 color, the Isabella Bear. Its more correct name has been 

 bestowed on account of its large and very hairy ears. It 

 inhabits northeastern Asia, as far southwestward as the 

 Altai Mountains. The fine pair exhibited were presented 

 to the Society by Mr. Carl Hagenbeck. 



The Himalayan Black Bear, (Ursus torquatus), is the 

 handsomest of the four living species of black bears, and 

 can easily be identified anywhere by three distinct char- 

 acters, neither of which is possessed by any other black bear. 

 They are, a pure white chin, long side-whiskers on the jaws 

 and sides of the neck and very large ears. Up to this date 

 the geographic range of this very interesting animal has 

 been recorded as extending from eastern Persia through 

 Beluchistan, Afghanistan, Assam, and South China to For- 



