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Length. 
Girth behind 
Forearm. 
Girth of 
Forearm. 
Place. 
Remarks. 
ft. in. 
ft. in. 
6 7 
3 3 
Kashmir ... 
Col. L. I*. Fenton. 
6 5 
3 4 
19| in. 
Ditto 
Ditto. 
6 4 
Ditto 
Col. A. E. Ward. 
6 0 
Ditto 
Ditto, 
5 9 
3 9 
21 in. Weight 
Ditto 
C. Donald. 
450 lbs. 
5 5^ 
. 
H. M. Hannay. 
5 5 
Jhelurn 
A. L. Atkinson. 
5 4 
3 5 
17 in. 280 lbs. 
Kashmir ... 
C. Donald. 
5 i 
2 lli 
18 in. 
. 
J 
Col. L. L. Fenton (female). 
THE SLOTH OR INDIAN BEAR. 
Melursus ursinus , Ursns labiatus. Native names, same as the Himalayan 
Black Bear: Bana , Kurku ; Oorjal , Yerid and AsoZ, Gond ; Kardi , Canara ; 
Elugu, Telegu. 
Habitat .—Throughout the Indian Peninsula, from the base of the Himalayas 
to Cape Comorin and Ceylon, chiefly in hilly and jungly districts. 
