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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



HE IS JET BLACK, OF RATHER SLENDER BUILD, WITH LONG, THIN FEET. 



Closed Territory," finally procured for us in 

 Quito, Ecuador, a fine specimen of the species 

 so long desired. It was obtained from Don 

 Segundo Espinoza de los Monteros, Governor of 

 the Panoptieo, at Quito, and is now about two 

 years old. The long and difficult matter of 

 transportation from Quito to New York, was 

 accomplished through the active co-operation and 

 personal attention of Consul Dietrich, of Guaya- 

 quil, Consul Snyder, of Panama, and the of- 

 ficers of the Panama Steamship Company, both 

 afloat and ashore. Frederico arrived at the 

 Park on January 9, in perfect condition. 



Frederico, Ursus ornatus, is a jet black bear 

 of rather slender build 

 with a long, rangy body, 

 very long feet, small 

 ears, placed far apart, 

 semi - circular claws of 

 large size for a small 

 bear, and on his face 

 and throat the strange 

 white markings from 

 which the species takes 

 i t s name. Instead o f 

 the usual complete circle 

 o f white surrounding 

 each eye, the circle is 

 broken over the eye, and 

 on the cheek a broad, 

 white band extends 

 downward to the throat 

 where it meets a cross 



half-collar, two bars of white extend down the 

 throat to the breast, closely parallel. Frederico's 

 height at the shoulder is about 32 inches, and 

 his weight must be about 160 pounds. Having 

 several more years of growth ahead of him, he 

 should attain to double his present weight. 



Regarding the life history of Ursus ornatus, 

 very little is known, beyond the fact that it in- 

 habits the Andes of Ecuador and Peru. Its 

 dentition is said to resemble in certain features 

 that of the sloth bear of India ; but we do not 

 vouch for it. 



We exhibit beside Ursus ornatus an interesting- 

 sub-species, Ursus ornatus thomasi, from the 

 Andes of southern Colombia, in which the 

 facial markings all are 

 wanting, and there is no 

 white feature save a 

 light gray patch under 

 the lower jaw. This 

 specimen is of about the 

 same age as Freder- 

 ico, but is much smal- 

 ler. Frederico is very 

 tame, and indulges in 

 several amusing tricks, 

 one of which consists in 

 ,j u m p i n g repeatedly, 

 like a bucking horse. 



At present these two 

 bears are shown in the 

 Small-Mammal House, 

 but they will shortly be 

 removed to one of the 

 large bear dens, and 



?r ° SS ON HIS FACE AND THROAT ARE THE STRANGE WHITE c ]"'1 r t ere d together. 



bar ot white. I rom this markings from which the species takes its name. W. T. H. 



