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Under a Shed (10) to the left is a Cage containing the 
PEKAN, oh FISHER MARTEN. 
Mustela Canadensis, Schreb. Fisher Weasel, Penn. 
The largest of the Marten tribe. Its name of Fisher, as observed by 
Mr. Sabine, in the Appendix to Captain Franklin’s Journey, “ is not 
appropriate, since it does not feed on fish, but pursues the same prey as 
the Pine Marten .” Inhabits the fur countries of North America as far 
north as the Great Slave Lake, whence numerous skins are imported by 
the Hudson’s Bay Company. 
Here also is an 
ARCTIC FOX. 
Cam’s Lagopus, Linn. Isatis, Buff. 
Inhabits the coasts of the Arctic Sea, seldom visiting the interior, ex- 
cept in severe winters. Like many other animals of high northern lati- 
tudes, it offers considerable differences between its winter and summer 
dress. The former is nearly pure white, long, soft, and downy; the latter 
for the most part brown, short, and more rigid. — The individual exhibited 
was presented, along with the Fisher Marten, by the Hudson’s Bay 
Company in the autumn of last year, and has gone through its winter 
change, and reassumed its summer coat exactly as in higher latitudes. 
It was taken by Captain Hanwell at sea on a floating iceberg, in Lat. 
56° 54', Long. 83° 33' W., at a distance of one hundred miles from the 
land. 
Behind these is a Den of two compartments, containing 
SLOTH BEARS. (Male and Female.) 
Prochilus labiatus, III. Ursus labiatus, Blainv. Ursus longirostris, Tied. 
Bradypus ursiformis, Shaw. L’Ours Jongleur, F. Cuv. Ursine 
Sloth, Shaw. Ursiform Sloth, Penn. 
Natives of India. They are the Bears usually exhibited for their antics, 
by the Indian jugglers. They are milder in their dispositions than most 
of the other species. 
SPECTACLED BEAR. 
Ursus ornatus, F. Cuv. 
A native of the mountains of South America, which has very recently- 
been for the first time described. This is probably the only individual 
that has yet reached England. 
Next to this have been constructed temporary Enclosures 
and Sheds (11) for the reception of Deer, Antelopes, & c. 
Here at present are exhibited a pair of 
