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the bear of Montague Island ( Ursus sheldoni) and that of the Kenai Penin- 
sula ( Ursus kenaiensis) into species, whilst the bear of Norton Sound, 
Alaska, is described as a sub-species under the name of U . . h. alascensis. 
Again, the Kadiak bear, Ursus middendorffi , and the Yakutat bear, Ursus 
dalli, were considered species, whilst the bear of Pavlof Bay, Alaskan 
Peninsula, is designated as a humble sub-species under the name of 
U. dalli gyas. There seem to be far too many kinds of bear in Alaska. 
Dr G. Hunt Merriam classes the North American bears as follows into 
five specific groups. 
1. The Polar Bear. 
2. The Black Bear. 
3. The Grizzly Bear. 
4. The Sitka Bear. 
5. The Kodiak or Alaskan Peninsula Bear. 
These five groups he considers are unequally related. 
If we accept the whole of the named varieties of the grizzly bear they 
should, I think, be grouped after the type under the following list of sub- 
species. 
1. The Grizzly Bear, Ursus horribilis. Ord. description as given. 
Range: Montana, Wyoming, and east side of the Rockies throughout 
British Columbia and as far north as Southern Alaska. The bears of the 
Skeena and the Stickine seem to be identical with those of the main range 
of the Rockies and Kootenay, but are more uniform in the colour of the 
pelage, and darker, with a well pronounced grey shoulder stripe. The 
skull of a fine male I killed on the Stickine is identical with that of a 
Wyoming grizzly. 
2. The Alaskan Grizzly, Ursus horribilis alascensis (Merriam). 
Skull larger. It is said to possess cranial and dental peculiarities. 
Range: Norton Sound, Alaska. 
3. Sonoran Grizzly, Ursus horribilis horrceus (Baird). 
The frontal region of the skull is not elevated at or behind the eye sockets 
as in true U. horribilis , but hollowed between them. A very doubtful sub- 
species. 
Range: Southern Rocky Mountains and outlying peaks and ranges of 
Colorado and Arizona. 
4. Californian Grizzly, Ursus horribilis calif ornicus (Merriam). 
Larger than the last named, with longer ears. 
Range: Southern California, and now said to be approaching extinction. 
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