N^-X. 
ZOOLOGY. 
The following account is limited to a notice of the animals which were 
met with during the period in which the Expedition remained within the 
Arctic Circle ; it comprises an enumeration of the well-known species, ac- 
companied by occasional remarks, and a more extended description of such 
as are considered to be previously undescribed. 
MAMMALIA. 
1. Ursus Maritimus. Polar Bear. 
Seen occasionally during the voyage ; frequent on the west coast of 
IJavis’ Strait, where they are more numerous than on the eastern side, 
being less disturbed by the whalers ; but more rarely met with after the 
entrance of the ships into the Polar Sea, where seals and walruses which are 
their favourite food are scarce ; only two bears were seen during the many 
months in which the Expedition remained at Melville Island, one in October 
and the other in the August following. 
