220 DIVISION I. VEIiTEBRAL ANIMALS. — CLASS I. MAMMALIA. 



a distinct mane of coarse, bi-istly liairs, between tin-ec and fonr inclics long, 

 of a brownish-l.ilaek and grayisli-white color. Tlie coat is generally of the 

 same color, but not so coarse; on the under portion of the body it is of a 

 decji brown color. 



I'ernett^' gives the following description of those he met with among the 

 Falkland Islands : " The name of sea lion applies best to tiiat species, the 

 head, neck, and shoulders of which are covered witii hair as long, at least, 

 as that of the slie-goat. These sea lions ar€ about twenty-five feet long, and 

 nineteen or twenty in circumference, where they are the largest. The teeth 

 of the maned lions are much larger and more solid than those of other seals. 

 I have n(jw in my possession the tooth of a true sea lion, the diameter of 

 whirh is at least tlu'ce inches, and its I-cngth, including tiic root, seven, and it 

 is not one of tiic largest. AV'e have counted twenty-two such as this in the 

 mouth of one of these lions, and fi\e or six more had fdlcn out. They did 

 not priijcct from the bone much aljovc an inch and a iialf, and were solid 

 tiudiighout their length. Their solidity is almost equal to tiiat of Hint, and 

 they are of a dazzling whiteness. Many of our sailors took them for white 

 flints when they found them on the shore, and it was with difficulty I could 

 persuade tliem they were mistaken. 



"These sea lions are not more savage nor more objects of apprehension 

 than tiic otlier species. They arc cijually heavy and clumsy in their gait, 

 and mure ficipicntly cndeaNor to fly, tlian to run at those wlio attack them. 

 Tiiey live upon fish, sea-birds, which they catch by surprising them, and 

 herbs. They bring forth their young among the rushes, which grow on the 

 sea shore, to wliich they retire for the niglit, and continue to suckle them till 

 they are strong enough to go out to sea. At sunset they are seen to con- 

 gregate together, and to land in troops on the siiore, and then the cubs call 

 for tlieir dams by cries so like those of lambs, and calves, and kids, that 

 any one might easily be deceived, were he not aware of their true nature. 



" It was statc<l tiiat tlicir flcsii was very good, but I never tasted it ; but I 

 can affirm that their oil is most excellent. It is obtained both Ijy the assist- 

 ance of heat and without it, coming away spontaneously when ex[ioscd to 

 the sun and air, when it is excellent for culinary purposes." 



Genus AncTOCEriiALUS. Tlie generic name of this group, a Greek com- 

 pound, signifying arc/icd head, sufficiently describes tliat portion of the ani- 

 mal. The muzzle is retracted, the four central incisDrs arc dcejily bifur- 

 cated, and the lower arc notched Ijoth before and behind ; the molars have 

 only one root, not so large as the crown, which last consists of a centre 

 tubercle, with a much smaller one at its Ijase, botii behind and Ijcfore. 



Ottilia PtufUIa. — The t'apc Otary. Tiiis species is a native of tlie Cape 

 of Good Hope, and according to Pagis the largest specimens arc about four 



