BULLET AND SHOT 



be taken and pitched near the lyenkerray tank,, 

 which is also a good locality for spotted deer. 



In the Bangalore district, bears are to be found 

 sparingly near Bidadi, and also near Closepet, both 

 on the railway line between Bangalore and the town 

 of Mysore, and also in other localities. 



Bears are very fond of hilly ground particularly 

 where there is a good deal of rock and though 

 seldom found in any number in any one tract, 

 places in which two or three are known to frequent 

 a certain area occur in all large stretches of suitable 

 jungle. 



Two or three specimens of this bear will prob- 

 ably satisfy any sportsman who has come out from 

 England to bag Indian game with but limited time 

 at his disposal. 



The vernacular names for the Indian black sloth 

 bear are 



Hindustani Bhalu, Reech, Reench, Adamzad. 



Canarese Kurradee. 



Telegu Elugu. 



By the Gouds Yerid or Asol. 



By the Coles Banna. 



THE HIMALAYAN BLACK BEAR 

 ( Ursus Torquatus vel Tibetanus) 



This bear is black all over, with the exception of 

 a white chin, and a white V-shaped mark on the 

 chest. Its head is rounder and handsomer than 

 is that of the Indian black bear, and it lacks the 



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