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M A M M A L S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 221
onist on his own grounds as his cousin, the true mount
a in grizzly, is i n his territory. The female is doubtless
less aggressive except when defending her young. Nearly
all these referred to were males. The Indians say that the
females give b i r t h to one or two cubs every t h i r d year, and
that the young keep company and hibernate for two seasons i n
the same shelter- hole or cave with their mother. The
paunches of the bears secured by us were mostly f u l l of
various edible roots, and one or two contained some partially-digested
venison. Exclusive of a comparatively small number
of skins shipped as trade returns of the post, I may
mention that the Smithsonian Institution received several
examples of the full- grown and some spring cubs of the male
and female of the Barren Ground bear. A. G . Dallas, Esq.,
then resident govemor- in- chief of the Hudson's Bay Company,
had a fine large mountable specimen sent to him by
request. A similar sample was also forwarded to Prince
Jerome Napoleon, of France. The former was secured in
1863 and the latter i n 1864. I have not noticed any reference
to the presence of this or the other species of bear on
the lands to the north of the American coast visited by the
different A r c t i c expeditions.
BLACK BEAK— Ursus americanus Pallas.
The black bear is not at all common w i t h i n the Arctic
portion of the Anderson R i v e r , but i n the forest country to
the south on both sides of the valley it is f a i r l y abundant
It subsists chiefly on roots, edible grasses, berries, and green
leaves, and on stranded fish and dead animals when procurable.
The Indians occasionally k i l l a male or female bear
which has neglected to hibernate, or for some unknown
reason has left its winter shelter, and such examples are
generally i n a more or less impoverished condition, while
many of the " winterers " are s t i l l quite fat as late as March
and A p r i l when shot or speared i n their holes or caves. In
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| OCR | M A M M A L S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 221 onist on his own grounds as his cousin, the true mount a in grizzly, is i n his territory. The female is doubtless less aggressive except when defending her young. Nearly all these referred to were males. The Indians say that the females give b i r t h to one or two cubs every t h i r d year, and that the young keep company and hibernate for two seasons i n the same shelter- hole or cave with their mother. The paunches of the bears secured by us were mostly f u l l of various edible roots, and one or two contained some partially-digested venison. Exclusive of a comparatively small number of skins shipped as trade returns of the post, I may mention that the Smithsonian Institution received several examples of the full- grown and some spring cubs of the male and female of the Barren Ground bear. A. G . Dallas, Esq., then resident govemor- in- chief of the Hudson's Bay Company, had a fine large mountable specimen sent to him by request. A similar sample was also forwarded to Prince Jerome Napoleon, of France. The former was secured in 1863 and the latter i n 1864. I have not noticed any reference to the presence of this or the other species of bear on the lands to the north of the American coast visited by the different A r c t i c expeditions. BLACK BEAK— Ursus americanus Pallas. The black bear is not at all common w i t h i n the Arctic portion of the Anderson R i v e r , but i n the forest country to the south on both sides of the valley it is f a i r l y abundant It subsists chiefly on roots, edible grasses, berries, and green leaves, and on stranded fish and dead animals when procurable. The Indians occasionally k i l l a male or female bear which has neglected to hibernate, or for some unknown reason has left its winter shelter, and such examples are generally i n a more or less impoverished condition, while many of the " winterers " are s t i l l quite fat as late as March and A p r i l when shot or speared i n their holes or caves. In |
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