174 SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MAMMALIA. 



lect — we shall proceed at once to coniuieut upon the 

 specimens before us. 



The Common Seal (^Phoca vitulina) ; 



Calocephalus vitulvms, F. Cuv. 



Le Veau marin and Phoque commun of the French ; 

 Vecchio marino of the Italians ; Lobo marino of the 

 Spanish ; Meerwolf and Meerhund of the Germans ; 

 Zeehund of the Dutch ; Seelhund of the Danes ; Sial of 

 the Swedes ; and Moelrhon of the ancient British. 



113 —Skull of Seal, upper view. 1 14.— Skull of Seal, lower view. 



For the g-eneral characters of the skull in the genus 

 PJioca, or Calocephalus of F. Cuvier, reference may be 

 made to Fig. 113, an upper view ; Fig. 114, an under 

 view ; and Fig. 115, a profile of the Phoca Monachus. 



5-5 



Fiar. 116 illustrates the dentition. Molars, . 



5 — 5 



The Phoca vitulina of Linnaeus has only within the 

 last few years been disengaged from confusion ; three 



