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SOUTHERN SEALS. 



which lie off the coasts of Labrador and Greenland, 

 and seldom visits the land, except in the months of 

 April, May, and June. It measures seven or eight feet 

 in length, and is considered a good capture by the seal- 

 hunters. 



THE OTARY. 



Hitherto we have confined ourselves to the 

 which belong exclusively to the northern regions. But 

 south of the Equator are found two or three genera, 

 which must be described in this connection, though the 

 southern seals differ greatly from the northern. To the 



