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VEETEBRATA. 
POLAR BEARS ON THE ICE. 
There are several kmds of bears in NortK Arnerica, which, have been deemed distinct species, 
birfc arc now regarded as mere A^aricties. There arc the Cinnamon Bear, so named Oti account 
of its color ; the Yellow Bear of the Carolinas, also deriving its name from the color of its 
hair; tlic Barren-ground Bear, of JSToi-them British America ; and the Ours Gulaire, Ursus 
gularis, of Geoffroy, with a white throat. The habits of these are in no respects different from 
those of the black bears ; they show, however, that the species is subject to great diversity or 
color, from a deep black to a brownish yellow. Those of the lighter complexion seem to inhabit 
the more southern portions of the country. 
The Spectacled Bear, U. ornahcs, inhabits the Cordilleras of the Andes in Chili, Its fur is 
smooth, shining, and black, except that its short muzzle is of a dirty yellow or buff color, and there 
are two semicircular marks of the same hue, reminding the observer of a pair of spectacles, above 
the eyes ; the under parts of the throat and neck, and the upper part of the breast, are whitish. 
