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retreats, they begin to struggle up the steep rocks, twisting the body 

 from side to side, with a clumsy worm-like motion, and thus alternately 

 work their nippers into positions where they may force the body a little 

 onward. It is quite astonishing to see how they will go up surfaces 

 having even a greater inclination than 45, and where a man would 

 have to creep with much exertion." "In their onward path they are 

 accompanied by the loud barking of all the seals they pass, and these cries 

 may be heard at a great distance." " They play among themselves 

 continually by rolling on each other and feigning to bite. Often, too, 

 they will amuse themselves by pushing off those that are trying to 

 land." " As they issue from the water, their fur is dark and shining, 

 but, as it dries, it becomes of a yellowish brown. Then they appear to 

 feel either too dry or too hot, for they move to the nearest point from 

 which they may tumble into the sea. I saw many roll off a ledge at 

 least twenty feet high, and fall like so many huge brown sacks into 

 the water, dashing up showers of spray." 



OTABIA JUBATA 1 , Porster. The Southern or Cook's Sea Lion. 



Synonyms Phocajulata, Forster. 



Otaria jubata, Desmarest, Gray, Suppl. 1871, p. 13. 

 Otaria leonina, Peron, Gray, B.M.C. 1866, p. 59; Peters, 



1866. 



ArctocepJialus HooTceri, $ ? Gray, B.C.M. 1866, p. 53. 

 Phocarctos Hoofceri, 9 ? Gray, Suppl. 1871, p. 15. 

 Sea Lion, Hamilton, Jard.: Nat. Libr., vol. 6, p. 237. 



Inhabits Magellanic coast, Terra dell Euego, Falkland and Auckland 

 Islands, &c. 



The external colouring of the hair, greatly diversified from birth to 

 old age, exhibits not only the more permanent tinge acquired for the 

 year after each shedding of the coat, but those intermediate changes 

 which occur through the transitional state. It becomes, therefore, 

 very difficult to recognize in full the many superficial tints, so as to 

 suit the varying conditions of growth, but I may venture to offer 

 the following summary of the colouration, collected from the best 

 authorities at my disposal : 



The pups of both sexes, black-brown, or very deep chocolate ; nape 

 of the neck and belly somewhat lighter ; under-fur very sparse 

 and reddish, sensibly diminishing with age. 



The male, young, above rich brown, beneath pale yellowish adult, 

 rich dark brown to brown grey ; beneath brownish or yellowish 

 white; mane with a brinded yellow and brown shade aged, 

 whitish grey. 



The female, young and adult, light brown, grey, or dark grey; 

 abdomen, yellowish grey to light drab. 



1 Having a mane, maned. 



