234 ORDER V. 



" labiated," and, by the French, Jongleur, &c. It is 

 a low legged heavy animal, about 3 feet 6 inches 

 from nose to tail, is covered with a great quantity 

 of long black hair, and has a prolonged muzzle, 

 which, with the lips, cheeks, and the crescent, or 

 rather V shaped mark beneath the throat, is white. 

 In captivity its manners are melancholy, but not 

 slothful ; and where two or more are kept together, 

 they are sociable. They make a kind of humming 

 noise while a fore paw is kept at the mouth, which 

 by some has been called their song. Although the 

 particular mode of injuring human beings above 

 noticed is perfectly consonant with their dentition, 

 it may be, that in the notices derived from India 

 relating 1 these facts, more than one species are con^ 

 founded, and the munching propensity may belong 

 to one of the following species, perhaps that of 

 Thibet. 



Sub-genus URSUS. The Bears Proper. The 

 Bears, properly so called, are the typical form of 

 the whole genus, and occupy by far the greatest 

 range on the terrestrial surface ; they form, conse- 

 quently, the greater number of species and very dis- 

 tinct varieties ; and though the centre of their 

 habitat appears to be in the colder regions of the 

 north, true Bears are found in the Andes of South 

 America. 



