. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. QUADRUPEDS. 235 Bm range (osed not I, because h are un- gh it may the niilder ose of our vates gal- This spe- ng to the idual kept imiliar; it , and then, earth, and i supply of Ny and was long-tailed â Ian). The nearly five velvety coat shed with a ) short bifid appendages Specimens rom Moose â
. Historical view of the progress of discovery on the more northern coasts of America [microform] : from the earliest period to the present time. Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616; Cabot, Sebastian, 1476?-1557; Natural history; Sciences naturelles. QUADRUPEDS. 235 Bm range (osed not I, because h are un- gh it may the niilder ose of our vates gal- This spe- ng to the idual kept imiliar; it , and then, earth, and i supply of Ny and was long-tailed â Ian). The nearly five velvety coat shed with a ) short bifid appendages Specimens rom Moose â¢ask by the lus Ursus)^ )f the Ame- lat animals ,d ferocious to the hu- Idistinguish- ices of the ica are still luce a black lear is com- J 42. I,'vol. I. p. 84. mon to the northern latitudes of each, while America alone is inhabited by the grizzly bear, Ursus ferox. The black bear of the New World (Ursus Americanus) has a more arched forehead than the analogous species of Europe. Its nose is continued on the same line with the forehead, and is also somewhat arched, which produces one of its most striking physiognomical characters. Its ears are high, oval, rounded at the tips, and are placed wide apart from each other. Its fur is long, straight, black, and shining, with the exception of a large pale yellowish-brown spot on each side of the muzzle. The bare extremity of the nose is more obliquely truncated than that of the brown bear, and the palms and soles of the feet are comparatively shorter than in that species. This is the least of the American bears, and seldom exceeds five feet in length. Its disposition is also milder, and its diet consists of a greater proportion o*" vegetable substances. It feeds on various kinds of root-* a ' wild berries, as well as on insects, eggs, birds, quadrup' ind fish. In short, it may be said to be omnivoroui-, .i^e the rest of its congeners, with this difference, that when it happens to be amply supplied with a favourite vegetable f
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