MAMMALIA PINNIPEDIA. 275 



Miiller's Arclriv. f. Anat. S. 439, of a milk -secreting Ram, 

 with an analysis of the milk. The Ram lived at the 

 Neuof farm at Giessen, had perfectly developed testes, 

 penis, and horns, and had given undoubted proofs of his 

 masculine strength in begetting several young. The two 

 udders were situated in the same place as in the Goat, and 

 were about the size of a fist. Some degree of compression 

 being used, a fluid could be squeezed out of them, having 

 thoroughly the colour, consistence, and flavour of good 

 milk. 



PINNIPEDIA. 



Schlegel has worked at the members of this tribe 

 occurring in the Japanese waters, in the third decade of 

 the Fauna. 



This work is an important contribution to a closer acquaintance with 

 these animals. Among those that are devoid of a projecting- auditory couch 

 he distinguishes as a new species the Phoca nummularia, though already 

 mentioned by Pallas. He describes in detail the Otaria Stelleri, and proves 

 ih a I it occurs also in the southern waters, and considers it very probable 

 that the C. chilensis and Lamarii of J. Miiller belong likewise to the same 

 species, which is certainly saying a good deal. 



Of still more general compass is J. E. Gray's work, since 

 it extends altogether over the Seals of the southern hemi- 

 spheres. 



The account is to be found in the ' Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. 

 Erebus and Terror,' edited by Richardson and Gray. Up till now two 

 parts only of this division have appeared. By way of introduction, a 

 systematic arrangement of the whole order of Pinnipedia, according to 

 genera and species, has been given, the latter being pretty richly treated of. 

 Gray follows in general throughout his arrangement the distinguished work 

 of Nilsson, a step that is much to be approved of; but, that the Walrus 

 should be placed between the non-eared and eared Seals, must be denounced 

 as an error by the Reporter, since the former animal is signally distinguished 

 from the rest of the Seals by the character of its cranium, dentition, and 

 even posterior feet, and must be therefore separated from them as a parti- 

 cular family. We shall enter upon this work more fully when it is com- 

 pleted. 



