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Page. 

 Characters of the Pinnipedia Continued. 

 Family PHOCID^. 

 Sub-family Phocin^. 

 Genus Phoca. 



Phoca (Pagophilus) ghcenlandica Harp SeaL 



Geographical distribution 640 



Migrations and breeding stations 641-647 



Habits 647-651 



Enemies 651 



Food 652 



Hunting and products 652-654 



Genus Erignathus 654 



Ebignathus 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 



HiSTRiOPHOCA FASCIATA Eibbon Seal 676-682 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 676 



External characters 676-678 



Size 678 



General history 678-681 



Geographical distribution 681-682 



Habits 682 



Genus Hauchoerub 682-689 



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



Halichcerus guypus 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 



GiU 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-famUy CYSTOPHORHlNiE 723 



Genus Cystophoua 723 



Cystophora ckistata Hooded Seal 724-742 



Synonymy and bibliographical references 724-726 



External characters 726-729 



Skeleton and skull 730-733 



Measurements of skulls "32 



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 



