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to the condition seen in the var. berlandieri. The species is 
abundant in the open portions of the State. 
THE OTTER. 
Lutra canadensis — C uv. 
The otter appears to be a rare animal in Colorado. I did not 
find any sign of its presence during my tour in that State in 
1876, and the single specimen in the collection was the only one 
of which Mrs. Maxwell had known. 
Family URSID./E. 
THE BEARS. 
Ursus ? 
These formidable animals are represented by a fine group of 
several specimens, in which three varieties may be recognized. 
One of the largest is a true grizzly bear, which was shot about 
forty miles from Denver. Others belong to the variety known 
as the “cinnamon” bear, and form an interesting group of two 
cubs crying over their dead mother. Another specimen is the 
black bear, perhaps of an entirely different species from the rest. 
Family BOVID^E. 
THE AMERICAN BISON, OR BUFFALO. 
Bison americanus — H. Smith. 
The mounted buffaloes of this collection represent both the 
ordinary species of the plains, and what is known as the “ moun- 
tain buffalo,” by some erroneously supposed to be a different 
species. The latter are decidedly darker and more uniformly 
colored than the former, and were shot in September, 1873, near 
Whitely’s Peak, Middle Park. 
In 1876 a small band of buffalo still lingered in North Park. 
THE MOUNTAIN SHEEP. 
OVIS MONTANA — Cuv. 
A family group consisting of both male and female, and a 
lamb, shot on the main range near Boulder. 
Family ANTILOCAPRID^E. 
THE ANTELOPE. 
ANTILOCRAPRA AMERICANA — Ord. 
I have nowhere else found antelope so abundant as they 
