280 ZALOPHUS CALIFORNIANUS CALIFORNIAN SEA LION. 



hind-flippers, 1996 mm. (collectoi's measurement from fresli speci- 

 men, "G ft. 7 in."); girth, behind axillae, 1068 mm. (collector's 

 measurement, "3 ft. 6 in.") ; tail 80 mm.; ear, 34 mm.; longest 

 whisker, 100 mm. The skeleton of an adult female (M. 0. Z. 

 Coll., 'No. 6) has a total length to end of tail of 1706 mm. ; to end 

 of phalanges of hind flipper, 1908 mm. 



The collector's measurements of the young (two or three 

 months' old) specimens are : Male, nose to end of outstretched 

 hind-flippers, "4 ft." (1220 mm.); girth, "2 ft." (610 mm.). 

 Female, nose to end of outstretched hind- flippers, "3 ft. 8 in." 

 (1120 mm.) ; girth, "1 ft. 11 in." (583 mm.). The fcetal specimen 

 (M. C. Z. Coll., No. 5839, stuffed), already described, measures 

 from nose to end of tail 850 mm.; from nose to end of out- 

 stretched hind-flippers, 970 mm.; hind-flippers (from heel), 

 115 mm.; fore-flipper (from axilla), 200 mm.; tail, 45 mm.; 

 ear, 25 mm.; longest whisker, 55 mm. 



Captain Scammon gives the following measurements of " Sea 

 Lions," taken at Santa Barbara Island in April and May, 

 1871-73. They include an "adult female" (column 1); a male 

 (column 2), " about ten months old," taken April 4, 1872 ; a 

 female (column 3), "supposed to be a yearling"; and "a new- 

 born female Sea Lion pup " (column 4), taken May 3, 1873. 



Length from tip of nose to end of liind-flippers 



Length from tip of nose to base of tail 



Length of hind-flippers 



Length of fore-flippers 



Girth hehind axillae 



Girth at base of hind-flippers 



lYom tip of nose to eye 



From tip of nose to ear 



Length of ear 



Length of tail 



Length of longest whiskers 



From base of taU to posterior teats 



Prom base of tail to anterior teats 



Distance between posterior teats 



Distance between anterior teats 



Thickness of blubber L 



1* 



ft. 

 6 



Ml. 



4 



1 



4 



3 



6 



3J 



8 



2 

 6 

 2 

 10 

 5 

 8 

 01 



2t 



/(. in. 



4 10 



3 m 



114 



1 3 



2 8 

 llj 

 3i>j 

 7 

 

 

 



1 



24 



5i 



04 



3: 



ft. in. 

 4 10 

 3 104 

 11 



2i 



7 



1 



3 



6 



24 



OJ 



4 



/(. in. 

 2 4 

 1 11 

 5J 



7 

 3 

 6i 



1| 

 4 



IJ 



Oi 



* Adult female. 



t Male, ten months old. 



t Female, about one year old; 



Female, newly born. 



