APPENDIX. 



LIST OF THE ANIMALS OF SPITZBERGEN. 

 3fA3IMALIA. 



White Bear. Page bO. 

 TiiALASSAKCTOs MARiTiMTjs — The Polar Bear. 



Ox Phipps' voyage many were killed, " and the seamen ate 

 of their flesh, though exceeding coarse". On Parry's expe- 

 dition, the flesh of the bear proved a timely and valuable 

 addition to their stock of provisions, and served materially 

 to restore the strength of the party during their journey over 

 the ice towards the North Pole. The commander in his 

 narrative (p. 114) relates, that " a fat she-bear crossed over 

 a lane of water to visit us, and approaching the boats within 

 twenty yards was killed by Lieut. Koss. The scene which 

 followed was laughable, even to us who participated in it. 

 Before the animal had done biting the snow, one of the men 

 was alongside of him with an open knife, and being asked 

 what he was about to do, replied that he was going to cut 

 out his heart and liver to put into the pot, which happened 

 to be then boiling for our supper. In short, before the bear 

 had been dead an hour, all hands of us were employed, to our 

 great satisfaction, in discussing the merits, not only of the 

 said heart and liver, but a pound per man of the flesh ; be- 



