46 SEALS. i 
d. Skeleton. Antarctic Expedition. Presented by the Ad 
miralty. ioe 
e. Skull, imperfect. Antarctic Expedition. Presented by the 
Admiralty. . the 
f. Skull, imperfect. Antarctic Expedition. Presented by the 
Admiralty. 
g. Skull. South Sea. Mr. Warwick’s Collection. 
The Eared Seal, Pennant, Quad. 268 ; Phoca flavescens, Shaw, 
Zool. i. 260. t. 73; Otaria flavescens, Desm. Mam. 252; Gray, 
Griffith, A. K. v. 183; 22 inches long, may be a young specimen 
of this species, but it is not stated if this Seal has under-fur or | 
not. The young of O. Forsteri of the size mentioned is blackish. 
14. Orarta, Peron. 
i 
Muzzle broad, high in front ; forehead rather convex, occiput — 
high ; cutting teeth $, the upper outer, ones very large, like ca- 
nines; grinders (of the adults) with very large roots, and small, 
compressed, lobed crowns ; palate bone rather wider behind than 
in front, long, extendmg nearly to the articulation of the lower 
jaw behind; lower jaw broad, dilated below im front and behind — 
at the angles; the upper jaw elongate and dilate with age. 
Fig. 16. 
Otaria Leonina. Skull. 
Head short, broad; chin large ; muzzle truncated ; muffle bald, 
between and above the nostril forms a distinct disk ; ears small, 
short, conical. 
