1864.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON THE URSID&. 699 
Ours des Cordilléres (U. ornatus), De Blainv. Ostéogr. Ursus, 
t. 4 (skeleton), t. 8 (skull), t. 12 (teeth) (of F. Cuvier’s speci- 
men). 
Hab. South America, Cordilleras (Cat. Mus. Zool. Soc. ii. 184). 
M. de Blainville describes the skull as being so like that of H. 
malayanus that at first he thought they were the same; but on more 
careful comparison, he found the bones of the nose rather broader 
proportionately, the mastoid processes rather unlike and nearer to- 
gether, the pterygoid processes rather more rounded and recurved, 
the palatine edge less deeply cut in trefoil, the zygomatic arches 
broader and more arched, &c. 
The other parts of the skeleton present more essential differences 
(De Blainv. Ostéogr. p. 26). 
C. Honey-Bears. Soles of the feet bald, callous; the underside of 
the base of the toes bald. Cutting-teeth 4/6. Nose subcylin- 
drical, truncated ; nostrils large, covered with a large upper 
flap. Lips very extensile. Front of the palate of the skull 
bent up. 
5. Mevursus. 
Head elongate. Nose produced, subcylindrical, truncated. Lips 
very large, extensile, and mobile. Nostril large, with a larger upper 
lid. Forehead convex, arched. Ears tufted, exposed. Fur very 
long, flaccid, with a pendant cervical mane. Claws elongate. 
Skull elongated. Nose longer than broad. Forehead rather con- 
vex, separated from the nose by across line. Palate broad, concave, 
flat, and bent up in front. Chin high, regularly produced below. 
Two central upper cutting-teeth abortive. 
Asiatic Bears (Prochilus) (partly), Gray, Ann. Phil. 1825. 
‘They never have more than four incisors in the upper jaw. This 
is the case even in the crania which have the milk-teeth just giving 
way to the adult ones. They feed on the black ant, termites, beetles, 
fruits, and particularly the seeds of Cassia fistula, of the date-tree, 
and honey. When pursued, they carry their cubs on their backs, 
even when chased for nearly three miles. They are said to have 
lived in captivity for forty years.” —Ziliot, Madr. Journ. of Litera- 
ture and Science, 1840, p. 9. 
MeE.ursus LaBIATuS. The Aswail. B.M. 
Fur very long, flaccid, nape maned; chest with a white cross 
band ; ears very hairy, prominent. 
Ursus labiatus, Desm. Mamm. 166; Fischer, Syn. Mamm. 144; 
Hodgson, J. A. S. B. i. 340, x. 910; P. Z.S. 1834, p. 9; Calcutta 
J. N. H. iv. 288; Tickell, Cale. Journ. N. H. ii. t. 7; De Blainv. 
Bull. Soc. Philom. 1817, p. 74; Ostéogr. Ursus, 23, t. 8 (skull), 
t. 11 (bones); Cuvier, Oss. Foss. iv. 320, t. 23. f. 6. 
