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MAMMALIA. 



The Juiiffle Bear (P. I„},lnl,is, TJainv 

 cartilajxe dilated, ami flic tip nf the iiiiHrr Up c 

 luiirs snnniniil tlir In ail, 'llir immle aii.l t 

 the f 



or Y-lil<e marking 







,.-Tt,, Ju.nl, II 



l„,:,iiraxlrix, 'Vir^ : Brnihipiis ursinns, Shaw), which has the nasal 

 Inimaled, l.ntli lips l.eiii^r moveable: when old, very Ions shag:gy 

 f the ija«.s are fulvous or whitish, and there is a half-collar 

 neck and cheek. [The incisors of this species generally drop at an early 

 age.] It is a favourite with the Indian jugglers 

 on account of its uncouth appearance. 



M. Hnrsfleld describes another Bear from Niiiil 

 of a light bay colour, the nails of which are less 

 trenchant than those of the other Bears of India, 

 and which appears to him a distinct species. AVe 

 have also recovered many fossil bones of lost si)c- 

 cies of Bears; tin' nm.^t remarkable of which are 

 f7. s;)rf<fus, BIniiirnb., with a rcjunded forehead, 

 and of vei"y large size; and U. ci/l/ridejis,Cuv.,for 

 which see the fourth vol. of my Osacmcns Fos- 

 silfs : [another e.xtinct species (U. sivalensis, 

 Caut. and Falc), has been detected in the Sivalik 

 deposits nf the sub-Himmalayas.] Lastly, 



The Pillar P.ear ( Pr.w^v ai'ni/h'i/rs, Lin.), is yet 



^ anollier spei-ies, \fry distnirth' characterized by 



its lengthened and flat head, and by its smooth 



and white fur. It pursues Seals and other marine 



animals [on the polar ice, but in captivity will 



t of the genus,] and e.xaggerated reports of its voracity 



thrive, like Ihe rest, on vegetable fond mdy. It is the 1 



have rendered it very celebrated. [It constitutes (he Thohn-rhis of Gray.] 



Thi: R..\cconNs {Pi-ifci/on, StCHT.) — 

 Have three tuberculous liack molars [the first representing the carnivorous tooth], of wliich the superior 

 are nearly square, and three poiuteil false molars Ijefore them, forming a continuous &orie;i to tlie 

 canines, whicli are straight and compressed. Their tail is [luodcrately] long; hut the rest of their 

 exterior is that of a Bear in miniature. They rest the whole solo of their foot on the ground only 

 when they are still, raising the heel when they advance. [.Vre peculiar to t]ie western continent.] 



The Common llaccoon {TJrNns /n/nr, Lin.; Mitpmli of the Mexicans.) — Greyish brown; tlie nuizzle white; a 



brown streak across the e\es : i nl ai i;if rd w iih I in i\\n and white rings. An animal the size of a Badger, which 



is easily tamed, and rernai-kabie for a singular instinct of eating nothing that it has not previously dipped in water. 

 It is a native of North America, and subsists on eggs, birds, &c. 



The Crab-eating Raccoon {P. cani-rh'oru-s, ButT. Supp. vi. xxxii.) — Unifoirn ash-brown ; the caudal rings less 

 distinct. From South America. [Three others have been described by Prof. Wieginann, (see Ann. Xat. Hist, 

 1. 133), of which P. lii'riiandiit, Wagler, would ai)pear to be dubiously separable from P. lotui-.] 



The P-vni),\ {Jilnnis, F. Cav.)— 

 Appears to approximate the Raccoons h\ iis I'iiniiies and what is kimwn of its other teeth ; except 

 that it has only one false nnilar. "Gen. llanlw iekc has since described it to have four square tuberculous 

 iinjlars, and one trenchant false molar in front, at a short distance fi-om the canine." The head is 

 sliorl ; tail [rather] long; gail jilanligrade, tlie toes five in numlier, willi half-retractdc nails. 



(Inly one is known, the lirigbt Panda i./. rr/iiliinix, F. Cuv.)-Size of a large Cat; the fur soft and thickly set: 

 above of the richest cmnanion-red ; behind more fulvous, and deep black beneath. The head is whitish, and the tail 



annulated with brown. This beautiful species, one of 

 tin handsomest of know n quadrupeds, from the moun- 

 t 11 s if the north of India, was sent to Euroiie by my 

 Id son-in-law, 51. Alfred du \aneel. [it frequents 

 111 Mciuity of rivers and mountain torrents, passes 

 111 h of its time upon trees, and feeds on birds and 

 th smaller quadrupeds. Is generally discovered by 

 means of its loud cry or call, wdiich resembles the sound 

 u,lia, often repeated. The soles of its feet are hairx-.] 



THFniNT0R0N-Gs(/c/«7e.?,Valcnc.;./,-c//e/K,Tem.) 

 \i( also related to the liaeenons by their denti- 

 i.„....^>,i»iu.Muitc,i». *'""' '-"'* ""^ ""■-'■ •^iiperiiir hack molars arc 



cinsiilerably smaller, and le^s tnbeTciihms, the 

 last one of eaeh jaw more particularly, wdiich is very small .and almost simple. These animals are 





