^ PHOCIDiE. 



1. Steiiorh3nichus leptonyx. 



Stenorhynchus leptonyx, Gray, Cat. Seals ^ Whales, p. 16. 

 Stenorhynchus leptonyx (Sea-leopard), Abbott, P. Z. S. 1868, pp. 192 

 & 527. 



Inhab. Falkland Islands (Abbott, Lecomte). 



This Seal appears to extend from the Antarctic seas to New Zea- 

 land, the shores of New South Wales, and the Falkland Islands. 



2. Loioerjaiv moderate. The three front upper and jirst front loiver 

 grinders single-rooted ; the rest two-rooted. 



9. LOBODON. 



Lobodon, Gray, Cat. Seals ^ Whales, p. 8 ; Gill, I. c. p. 10. 



3. Lower jaw very iveak. Front grinder in each jaw single-rooted ; 

 the rest tivo-rooted. 



10. LEPTONYX. 



Leptonyx, Gray, Cat. S. *^ TF. p. 11 ; Gill, I. c. p. 10. 



11. OMMATOPHOCA. 



Ommatophoca, Gray, Cat. S. Sf W. p. 13 ; Gill, I. c. p. 10. 



Tribe V. CYSTOPHORINA. 



Cutting- teeth | ; grinders with large swollen roots and a small 

 compressed simple plated crown. Muffle of male with a dilatable 

 appendage. 



Cystophorina, Gray, Cat. S. 4* W. p. 38. 



12. MORUNGA. 



Morunga, Gray, Cat. S. Sf W. p. 38. 

 Macrorhinus, Gill, I. c. p. 9. 



1. Morunga elephantina. 



Morunga elephantina. Cat. S. ^' W. p. 30. 



One of the Falkland Islands is called Elephant Island, from the 

 former abundance of Sea-elephants there ; but Mr. Sclater informs 

 us that when Lecomte visited it, it was " found to be quite deserted 

 by this animal, which is said now to be entirely extinct * in the 

 Falklands, though its former abundance in certain spots is well 

 known, and is further testified by remains of its bones and teeth 

 met with on the shores, specimens of which were obtained and sent 

 home."— P. Z. S. 1868, p. 527. 



This latter assertion is a mistake, for the bones sent home 

 were those of 0. jubata, as is proved by the following remarks of 

 Dr. Murie : — " Lecomte and his companions believed these large old 



* See Dr. Sclater's previous statement, P. Z, S. 1868, p. 189. 



