ibits the mountains, should in Ceylon adhere
exclusively to the low country.

The Ceylon bear is of that species which is to be seen in the
Zoological Gardens as the "sloth bear;" an ill-bred-looking fellow with
a long-haired black coat and a gray face.

A Ceylon bear's skin is not worth preserving; there is no fur upon it,
but it simply consists of rather a stingy allowance of black hairs.
This is the natural effect of his perpetual residence in a hot country,
where his coat adapts itself to the climate. He is desperately savage,
and is more feared by the natives than any other animal, as he is in
the constant habit of attacking people without the slightest
provocation. His mode of attack increases the danger, as there is a
great want of fair play in his method of fighting. Lying in wait,
either behind a rock or in a thick bush, he makes a sudden spring upon
the unwary wanderer, and in a moment he attacks his face with teeth and
claws. The latter are about two inches long, and the former are much
larger than a leopard's; hence it may easily be imagined how even a few
seconds of biting and clawing might alter the most handsome expression
of countenance.

Bears have frequently been known to tear off a man's face like a mask,
leaving nothing but the face of a skull.

Thus the quadrupeds of Newera Ellia and the adjacent highlands are
confined to the following classes: the elephant, the hog, the leopard,
the chetah, the elk, the red deer, the mouse deer, the hare, the otter,
the jackal, the civet cat, the mongoose and two others (varieties of
the species), the black squirrel, the gray squirrel, the wanderoo
monkey (the largest species in Ceylon), the porcupine, and a great
variety of the rat.

Imagine the difficulty of breaking in a young hound for elk-hunting
when the jungles are swarming with such a list of vermin! The better
the pup the more he will persevere in hunting everything that he can
possibly find; and with such a variety of animals, some of which have
the most enticing scent, it is a source of endless trouble in teaching
a young hound what to limit and what to avoid.

It is curious to witness the sagacity of the old hounds in joining or
despising the opening note of a newcomer.

The jungles are fearfully thick, and it requires great exertion on the
part of the dog to force his way through at a pace that will enable him
to join the finding hound; thus he fears considerable disappointment if
upon his