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Skull, palate narrow. The cutting teetli narrow, forming 

 a sliort series. 



Inliab. Cape of Good Hope. 



Only known from the skull of a young animal evidently 

 having an undeveloped palate, which is in the Museum of 

 Edinburgh, and of which Professor Turner has kindly sent 

 to the British Museum a beautiful cast. 



1 formerly thought that this skull might be an un- 

 developed specimen of Arctorcpludits antardicus, never 

 liaviug seen a young skull of tliat species, but having since 

 had the opportunity of examining the skull of a young 

 animal of A. antarcticus with perfect crowns to the grinders, 

 it shows that this cannot be the young of it. It is said to 

 come from the Cape ; it differs from Euotaria cinerea in its 

 narrower palate, and smaller cutting teeth. 



EuoTARiA CINEREA. The Australian Fur Seal. 



Arctocephalus cinereus, Gh-ai/, P.Z.S., 1873, (556,/. 1 and 

 2 (skull, misnamed A. niyrexceiis). 



Otaria cinerea, Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Astrolabe, Mamm., 

 89, tab. 12, 13, 15. 



Phoca ursina, J. R. Forster, Dcxcr. Aniiii., (14. 



Sea Bear, Cook's second voyage. 



Grinders .short, thick ; crowns short. 



Inhab. Australia. Dusky Bay, New Zealand. 



EuOTARiA NIGRESCENS. Tlie Southern Fur Seal. 



Euotaria nigrescens, trrai/, A. & M. N. H., 1866, xviii., 

 236, 1868, 192. 



Arctocephalus nigrescens, Grmi, P.Z.S., 1850, 100, and 

 360, 1872, 658, /. 4 (skull, misnamed A. cinereus). 



Otaria falklandica. Abbot, F.Z.S., 1868, 192. 



(Jrinders compressed, crown elongate. 



Inhab. Falkland Lslands, Volunteer Eock (Capt. Abbott). 



Euotaria latirostris. The broad nosed Sea Bear. 



Arctocephalus nigrescens, Grai/, P.Z.S., 1872, 656 

 (not fig.) 



Upper cutting teeth fornung a broad line. 



Inhab. Falkland Islands. Zool. Soc. 



This species is only known from an adult skull without 

 lower jaw or teeth, which was received from the Zoological 

 Society as coming from the Falkland Islands, but it is most 

 distinct from any other species in the Museum. 



Euotaria falklandica. The Falkland Island Fur Seal. 



Arctocephalus falklandicus, Gray, A. & M. N. H., 1868. 

 i., 103 ; Suppl. Cat. Seals & Wliales, 25. 



The Seal of Commerce (Otaria falklan diva), Hamilton, 

 A. & M. N. H., 1838, ii., 81, tab. 41 ; Jardines Naturalists 

 Library. 



Falkland Seal, Pennant Quadrupeds. 



Inhab. Falkland Islands (Abbott). 



Only known from skins without skulls, which are very 

 peculiar for the closeness and softness of the fur, and the 

 abundance of the under fur. Dr. Hamilton gives a good 

 account of the fi.sJiery of these Seals, and sent two speci- 

 mens to the Museum of Edinburgh. Shaw gave the 

 name of Phoca falklandica, Peimant Otaria falklandicu, 

 and Lesson Otaria Houvillii, and Fischer Phoca Houvillii, 

 all from the same animal shortly noticed by Cuvier. 



I have determined that the Seal described and figured 

 by Mr. Hamilton is the one here described by the compari- 

 son of his specimens, which are now in the Edinburgh 

 Museum, with the skins in the British Museum. 



This is a most distinct species, and easily known from 

 all the other Fur Seals in the British Museum by the even- 

 ness, shortness, closeness, and elasticity of the fur. The 

 fur is soft enough to wear as a rich fur without the removal 

 of the longer hairs which are always removed in the other 

 Fur Seals. 



Neophoca, Gray. 

 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, xviii., 231. 



Grinders |^:f, the fifth upper grinder in a line witii ur 

 Ijefore tlie front edge of the zygomatic arch. 



Neophoca lobata. Australian Hair Seal. 



Arctocephalus lobatus. Gray, Spied. Zool., 1828, tab. 4, _/'. 

 2 (teeth) ; Cat. Seals & Whales, 50. 



Neophoca lobata. Gray, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist., 1866, 

 xviii., 231 ; Suppl. Cat. Seals cf- Tfliales, 28. 



(Jtaria australis, Qaoi/ and Gaimard, Voy. Astrolabe, tali. 

 10, 14. 



Inhab. W. Australia, Houtman's Abrolhos l.sland 

 (Mr. Gilbert). 



Plate 16. Adult and young animal from stuffed skins. 

 Plate 17, fig. 3-5. Different parts of the face of the skull of 

 the same animal ; both in tlie British Museum. 



