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but also antedates the recognized birthday of our biomial system. 

 The next available generic name for the Walrus is apparently that of 

 Rosmarus, given that rank by Klein in 1751 (Quad. Disp. Brev. Hist. 

 Nat., 40 & 92,) and so adopted by Scopoli in 1777 (Introd. Hist. Nat, 

 p. 490,) and by Prof. Gill in 1866, (Proc. Essex Inst, V, 7.). 



Dr. J. A. Allen, after considering the question at great length. (N. 

 Amer. Pinnipeds, 1880, 12-26) assigns the name Odobcznus rosmarus, 

 Malmgren, Ofver. Vet. Akad. Forh., 1863, (1864,) to the Walrus, admit- 

 ting, however, that the question of "choice evenly lies between Odobce- 

 nus arid Rosmarus." The fact thatKlein did not use Rosmarus in the 

 "binomial" sense, whereas Linnaeus did use Odobcznus in that sense 

 is a point in favor of the adoption of Klein's name, though the Linnaean 

 name has 16 years priority. 



"Siren or Sea Ape Trichechus siren." Based on the "Sea Ape," of 

 Pennant (Hist. Quad., 1781, ii, 544); quoted from Steller, to whose 

 work I am unable to refer. Dr. J. A. Allen, whose researches in this 

 class of Mammals are exhaustive, informs me (in epist.) that this 

 species "is not entitled to serious consideration," because of its un- 

 recognizable description. It probably had reference to the Northern 

 Fur-Seal, Callorhinus ursinus (Linn.). 



Turton's binomial name is evidently original, but has not found its 

 way into synonymy. 



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 "GENUS PHOCA." 



"Maned Seal Phoca jubata."~Otaria jubata ("Forster") Blainville ; 

 vid. J. A. Allen., N. Amer. Pinnip., 1880, 208. etc. Not North American 

 in the restricted sense. 



"Sea Calf Phoca vitulina."=PAoca vitulina Linn., Syst. Nat, 1758, i, 38. 



"Harp SeaJ Phoca Grcenlandica."=Phoca (Pagophilus) grcenlandica 

 Fabricius, Miiller's Zool. Dan. Prod., 1776, viii. 



"Rough Seal Phoca hispida."~Phoca hispida Schreber, Saugt, iii, 

 1778, 3i2.=/%0ca fcetida Fabricius, Mull. Zool. Dan. Prod., 1776, viii. 



"Crested Seal Phoca cristata. "=Phoca cristata Erxl., Syst. Reg. Anim., 

 1777, yyo.=Cystophora cristata Nilloon, "K. Vet Akad. Hand. Stockh., 

 1837." /kl*4**, 



"Hooded Seal Phoca monachus."=Phoca monachus Hermann, Besc. de 

 Berl. Ges. Nat. Freunde, iv, 1779, ^$6.=Monachus albiventer (Boddaert) 

 Gray. Vid. J. A. Allen, N. A. Finn. p. 465. etc., also Monachus tropicalis 

 Gray, (ibid, p. 708), not then (1815) recognized. Turton gives the 

 Hooded Seal as a resident of Dalmatia. Ord has included it on some 

 other authority, perhaps. 



