274 UPUPA, 



U. 



2 2. UPUPA. Spec. 10. 



epep$) (hoopoe,) variegated with blackish and ru~ 

 fous- white, reddish-white, beneath ; crest pale- 

 orange tipped with black ; tail black with a 

 white bar. A foot long. 

 See MS. P. 



4 2. URANOSCOPUS. Spec. 2. 

 $cabex 9 (star-gazer,) back smooth ; head spriak- 

 led over with minute warts. A foot long. 

 8.*e MS. P. 



1 3. URSUS. Spec. 10. 



aretes, (common bear,) blackish- brown ; tail short t 

 thumb narrower than the after toes. Colour 

 varies, even to white. 



inaritimus, (white bear, polar bear,) white ; tail 

 short ; head and neck lengthened ; fur long 

 and soft. 



'americanus, (american bear,) black ; throat and 

 cheeks rusty-brown ; ears longer ;, snout sharp 

 er. 



meles, (badger,) body cinereous above, black be- 

 neath ; a longitudinal black stripe including 

 the eyes and ears ; tail the colour of the body, 

 2 feet long. 



totor, (raccoon,) tail annulate ; a black transverse 

 stripe by the eyes. Sleeps by day and goes out 

 at night. Destroys indian corn rapidly in the 

 field. 



luscus, (wolverene,) tail long; body rusty-brown ; 

 snout blackish. 



(glutton,) tawny -brown, tail same colour ;. 

 middle of the back black, 

 See MS. P. 



