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Characters of the PINNIPEUIA Continued. 

 Family PHOCID^. 

 Sub-family PHOCIN^E. 

 Genus PHOCA. 



PHOCA (PAGOPHILUS) GRCENLANDICA Harp Seal. 



Geographical distribution 640 



Migrations and breeding stations 641-647 



Habits 647-051 



Enemies 651 



Food 652 



Hunting and products 652-654 



Genus ERIGNATHUS 654 



ERIGNATHUS BARBATUS Bearded Seal 655-675 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 655-657 



External characters 657 



Skull and skeleton 658-661 



Measurements of the skeleton 660 



' Measurements of the skull 661 



General history and nomenclature 662-666 



Geographical distribution 666-670 



Habits, products, and hunting 670-675 



Genus HISTRIOPHOCA 675-676 



HIBTRIOPHOCA FASCIATA Ribbon Seal 676-682 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 676 



External characters 676-678 



Siz e 678 



General history 678-681 



Geographical distribution 681-682 



Habits 682 



Genus HALICHCERUS 682-689 



General history and discussion of the "Genus PUSA" of Scopoli. . 683-689 



HALICHCERUS GRYPUS Gray Seal 689-706 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 689-690 



External characters 690-693 



Measurements of skulls 694 



Geographical distribution 695-696 



General history and nomenclature 696-698 



Habits 699-706 



Genus MONACHUS 707-708 



MONACHUS TROPICALIS West Indian Seal 708-723 



Characters 708 



Dampier's account 708-710 



Hill's and Gosse's accounts, 1843, 1851 710-715 



Gray's accounts, 1849, 1874 175-718 



Gill on the West Indian Seals, 1866 '. 718 



Analysis and discussion of the foregoing 718-720 



Affinities of the Jamaican or Pedro Seal 720-721 



Geographical distribution 721-723 



Sub-family CYSTOPHORHrtOE 723 



Genus CYSTOPHOUA 723 



C YSTOPHORA CRISTATA Hooded Seal 724-742 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 724-726 



External characters 726-729 



Skeleton and skull , 730-733 



Measurements of skulls 732 



Measurements of the skeleton 733 



Geographical distribution and migrations 733-737 



General history and nomenclature 738-740 



Habits 740-741 



Hunting and products 741-742 



