XIV ' TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Charac. rs of the Pinnipedia Continued. 

 Family PHOCTDM. 



Sub-family CYSTOPHORHiNiE. 



Genus Macroehinus 742 



Maceorhin ub ANGU8TIE0STEI& Califomian Sea Elephant 743 



Bibliographical references 743 



External characters >. 743-746 



Stnll 746-749 



Measurements of skulls 748 



Measurements of the skeleton of Mcuyrorhinvs leoninua 749 



Comparison with the Southern Sea Elephant 749-751 



Geographical distribution 751-752 



General history ____ 752-753 



Habits 753-755 



Chase and products 755-756 



APPENDIX. 



A. Material examined 757-764 



Family Odob^nid^ ^ 757-758 



Odobaenus rosmarus 758 



Odobaenus obesus 753 



EamUy Otariid^ 758-760 



Eumetopias stelleri 753 



Zalophus califomianus 759 



Callorhinus ursinus 7g0 



Family Phocid.e 761-764 



Phoca vitulina 7g2 



Phoca foetida 7g2 



Phoca groenlandica 753 



Erignathus barbatus 763 



Histriophoca fasciata 763 



Halichoerus grypus 764 



Cystophora cristata 764 



Macrorhinus angustirostris 764 



B. Additions and Corrections 765-774 



Family Odob^xid.e 765-769 



Odobcenus rosmarus Atlantic Walrus 765-768 



Additioual references 765 



Size and external appearance 765 



Geographical distribution 766-767 



JTova Zembla 766 



Franz-Josef Land 766 



Abundance in Wolstenholme Sound 766 



Spitzbergen, &c 766 



Iceland 766 



Supposed presence of "Walruses in the Antarctic Seas 766 



The Walrus a formidable antagonist 767 



Curiosity and fearlessness of the Walrus 767 



Locomotion ; use of tlie tusks in climbing 767 



Figures of the Walrus 768 



Odobcenus obesus Pacific Walrus 768 



Distribution 768 



Family OxARiiDiE 769-774 



Otaries at the Galapagos Islands 769 



Fossil Otaries 770 



Captui-e of Sea Lions for menageries 77O 



Zalophus califomianus California Sea Lion 77I 



Period of gestation 77X 



Callorhinus ursinus 772 



Breeding off the coast of Washington Territory 772 



Family Phocid^ 773 



Extinct species 773 



