GREENLAfti* SEAL. 161 



Severn, appear to belong to this species ; and also, 

 that the cranium figured by Sir E. Home in the 

 Phil. Trans. 1822, was taken from a Seal that was 

 shot among the Orkneys.* 



The oil extracted from this Seal is said to be in 

 greater quantities than from any other of the North- 

 ern regions, and is likewise considered the best. 

 The skin is used to cover the boats, and when un- 

 dressed for tent coverings, and sometimes for body 

 clothes. On the west side of the White Sea the 

 skins of the young are manufactured into boats, 

 which are quite water-proof, and might, on this ac- 

 count, be advantageously introduced into this coun- 

 try. Cuvier states that the fur of this Seal is one 

 of the most important articles of trade among fur- 

 riers. 



See Bell's British Quadrupeds, vol. i. p. 270. 



