184 



SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MAMMALIA. 



yellowish on the under parts : the whole of the upper 

 surface is spotted with whitish. The claws are sharp, 

 black, curved, and grooved. (Fig. 123.) 



1 :i3, — Sea- Leopard . 



The Crested Seal, (Stemmatopus cristatiis). 



In the genus Stemmatopus the head is surmounted by 

 a curious hood-like appendage, the nature of which is 

 not well understood. Molars v;ith simple roots, short, 

 wide, and striated only on the crown ; muzzle narrow and 



. 4: . 1 1 



obtuse. Dentition : — Incisors, - ; canines, ; molars, 



5 5 2 1 — 1 



£33^ = 30. (See Fig. 124.) Fig. 125 represents the 



skull. 



The crested seal is a native of Greeidand and various 

 parts of the coast of North America. Crantz says it i^ 

 called Neitsersoak by the Greenlanders, and also Clap- 



