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as compared with 30 mm. x 16 mm.). In this respect it came nearest 
to the Himalayan skull, in which the same tooth was 24 mm. x 14.5 
mm. On the other hand the Himalayan skull was broader, propor- 
tionately, than the Kirin one, so that this skull could hardly belong to 
thihetanus (erroneously known as torquatus Blanford). Taking all the 
facts into consideration this skull probably came from Chekiang or 
Fokien, and represents an undescribed species, but since this cannot 
be proved it is unprofitable to discuss the specimen further. 
1. Selenarctos thibetanus (Cuvier) 
Ursus thihetanus Cuviee, Mam., 1824, pi. 213. 
Ursus torquatus Blanfoed, S. S. S., II, 1841, p. 144, pi. 141 D. 
Type locality: — “Sylket and Nepal.” 
That Wagner was wrong in substituting Blanford ’s name torquatus^ 
for Cuvier^s thihetanus on the grounds that it was a misnomer because 
‘‘Sylket and Nepal’ ^ are not in Tibet is evident. Such a procedure 
does not conform with those laid down in the International Code. 
Since, then, the same species extends from Nepal right through the 
Himalayas, its name must be thihetanus, and Blanford’s torquatus 
becomes a synonym. 
The chief point of difference between this and the next species, 
mupinensis Heude, lies in the size of the posterior molar in the upper 
jaw. This tooth in the Himalayan specimen measured 24 mm. x 14.5 
mm., and in the Moupin skull (a male) 28 mm. x 15.5. Of course the 
difference in the sex has something to do with this, but, judging from 
what occurs in the other species, it does not fully account for the dif- 
ference in the teeth. It will be noticed that the upper posterior molar 
of thihetanus is very much narrower than in ussuricus. 
Following are measurements of the skull of the female black bear 
from the Himalayas: — 
Inches 
Greatest length 11.0 
Greatest width 7.5 
Inter-orbital space 2.94 
Greatest width of cranium 4.25 
Greatest depth of cranium 3.87 
Width of palate 1.75 
Depth of muzzle 2.38 
Width of muzzle 2.5 
Length of lower jaw 7.75 
Depth of lower jaw at posterior molar 1.75 
Depth of lower jaw at angle 4.5 
2 Schreher’s Saiigth., Suppl, Vol. II, p. 1841. 
