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250 and minimum measurements) vary considerably in size and form, especially the metacarpals, tarsals, and phalanges. These in some cases would be referred to Roe-deer, had they not formed part of this large series.

The number of individuals indicated by these remains is certainly not less than twenty, and it may range as high as thirty.

§ 4. Grisly Bear.—The genus Ursus is represented by seven jaws, eight teeth, and 46 fragmentary bones, which, with one exception, belong to adults in the full prime of life; and the number of individuals indicated is four, and perhaps five.

The five canines vary considerably in size and form, as may be seen from the following Table, in which I have inserted, for the sake of comparison, the corresponding measurements of teeth of the Cave-bear from Wookey Hole:—

From this examination of the canines of the upper jaw it is obvious that the species with which we are dealing falls below the standard of size of the teeth of the Cave-bear of Wookey Hole. The lower canines, on the other hand, vary considerably in size, the larger of the two approaching very nearly to that of the Cave-bear. This variation, however, is probably sexual; and the smaller of the two may be referred with considerable probability to the female, the larger to the male.

The comparison of the canines of Ursus arctos and U. priscus