306 THE DUGONG. 



varieties and one which had been procured from 

 the Philipines. It would appear that the aniraal is 

 also known on the coast of New Holland, and there 

 it is supposed, according to Quoy and Gaimard, to 

 differ from those of the Indian Archipelago. It is 

 occasionally also found in the Pacific. 



We now proceed to 



