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SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF MAMMALIA. 



in the greater elevation of the cerebral region of the skull, 

 and in the enlargement of the muzzle. There are ex- 

 ternal ears. Fig. 134 represents the skull. 



134 -Skull of Sea- Lion. 



Several species of seal have been termed sea-bears or 

 ursine seals ; and several sea-lions, among which may be 

 mentioned the huge elephant-seal already described. 

 Dr. Hamilton considei's, however, that three distinct 

 members of the present genus have been thus designated : 

 — 1, the sea-lion of Steller {Phoca jubata, Gmelin), in- 

 habiting the eastern shores of Kamtchatka and the Kurile 

 Islands; 2, the sea-lion of Forster (ieo marinus, Buff,), 

 a native of the southern hemisphere ; and 3, the sea-lion 

 of Pernetty {Platyrhynchus leonimis, F. Cuvier), a 

 native of the Falkland Islands. 



Forster's sea-lion is a native of the southern seas, fre- 

 quenting the Magellanic; coast, Terra del Fuego, and the 

 Magellanic Islands. The skin is thick, the hair reddish, 

 yellowish, or dark brown ; no fur or short wool under 

 the long hair. A mane on the neck of the male reaches 

 to the shoulders. Head small in proportion to the body, 



