BULLET AND SHOT 



acute, and care must be taken to approach it up 

 wind. 



This bear is fond of forest, and when the culti- 

 vated fruits and crops are ripe, jungled ravines in 

 the vicinity of cultivation are his favourite haunts, 

 where during the day-time he lies up in a thick 

 clump, a hollow trunk, or amongst rocks. 



He is often shot by moonlight in, or on his 

 departure, at earliest dawn, from orchards when the 

 fruit on the trees is ripe, but he may also be beaten 

 out of cover, and is sometimes encountered, stalked, 

 and shot when feeding in the open, just like any 

 other hill game. He hibernates, but occasionally 

 during the winter goes out on a foraging expedition, 

 and is not blessed with good eyesight. 



The vernacular names for this bear are 



Hindustani Bhalu, Reech. 



Lepcha Sona. 



In Cashmere Harpat. 



THE BROWN, RED, OR SNOW BEAR (Ursus Isabellinus) 



This bear is the largest and finest of the Indian 

 Ursidae, and his skin, when the fur is in condition, 

 either in November or in the spring say till about 

 May 1 5th is well worth obtaining and preserving. 

 He is found only upon the Himalayas, where in 

 summer he often ascends to great elevations, and 

 may be found close to the snows. Both this bear 

 and the preceding have become much scarcer than 

 they once were, and the large bags of these animals, 

 formerly made by men who devoted their time 



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