32 pnociDiE. 



.'l f- ^OLiW^*- Callocephalus barbatus, F. Cm. Diet. Sci. N'at. xxxix. o-17; Itiippell, 



J ^^-^ '^'^ I L- 'f '">'-• 1^7. 



1 C vv4At* ''^ Phoca leporiua, Lepech.Act. Petrop. i. 264. t. 8, 9; O. Fahr. Skrivt. Nat. 



K'^'' ^^^^ Sdsk. 1. 104 _; Fischer, Si/n. 237; Graj/, GriffitKs A. K. v. 178. 



u , l1 Y Phoca Lepechinii, Lesson, Diet. Class. H. N. xiii. 415. 



n , , ,; . Callocepbaliis Leporinus, F. Cuv. Diet. Sci. Nat. xxxix. 545. 



ii\'^^ "" ? Phoca maxima, Steller, Nov. Comrn. Petrop. ii. 290. 



Leporine Seal, Penn. Quad. 177. 

 ? Sea Calf, Parsons, Phil. Trans, n. 469. 383. t. 1. f. 1 : cop. Biiffmi, 



H. N. Sw t. 14. 



? Phoca ParsL .ni. Lesson, Diet. Class. H, N. xiii. 414, from 

 ? Long-bodied Seal, Parsom, Phil. Trans, xlvii. 121, cop. (Hali- 



chojrus ?). 

 ? Grande Phoque, Buffo7i, H. N. xiii. 333. 

 ? Great Seal, Penn. Syn. 341. 



Inhab. North Sea and Japan, according to Temminck. 

 Skin sold as an article of commerce in Japan. — Temm. 



a. Skeleton : length 8 feet. North Sea. From Mr. Brandt's Col- 

 lection. 

 h. Skin : adult. North Sea. From Mr. "Warwick's Collection. 



The Lcichtak, SteUer, Nov. Comm. Petrop. ii. 290 ^^ Phoca Lachtak, 

 Desm. N. Diet. H. N. xxv. 588=P/tocrt nautica, Pallas, Zool. Rosso- 

 Asiat. i. lOS^Phoca barbata, Schrenck, Amiu'-Lande, i. 181 ; Mid- 

 dendorff, Reise aussersten &c. i. 122=Phoca albigena, Pallas, Zougr. 

 Rosso-Asiat. 107 — of Behring's Straits, has been referred to Phoca 

 barbata, but Pallas describes the fingers as sube(]ual and webbed to 

 the end, which scarcely agrees with that animal. 



The body is ventricose ; the hair very short (5 lines), rigid, silver- 

 grey ; back brown-lettered ; tail very short. 



The Mara1cu=^ Phoca Ochotensis, Pallas, Zool. Eosso-Asiat. i. 117; 

 Schrenck, Amm'-Lande, i. 181 — with soft fur, and pure white when 

 young, from the North Pacific, also requu-es further examination. 





