OTARIIDAE. ZALOPHUS. 539 
groove; postorbital processes developed; alisphenoid canal present; 
testes external in a scrotum. 
The Sea-lions are among the largest of aquatic animals, a full- 
grown male being over thirteen feet in length, and with an average 
weight of one thousand pounds. They are generally found in large 
herds, sunning themselves, or sleeping on the rocks near the sea, into 
which they plunge when alarmed. The sound of their deep growling, 
or loud roars, is constantly vibrating among the rocky islands to 
which they are accustomed to resort, and betrays their presence to 
any one in the vicinity. Sea-lions are not courageous as a rule in 
the presence of man, and make the most violent efforts to escape if 
on land, but once in the water their curiosity overpowers to a great 
degree their fears, and they swim about, lifting themselves half out 
of water at times, in order to obtain a good look at the unwelcome 
intruder. They are valuable animals to the natives, who make 
waterproof clothing and various other articles from the skins, sinews, 
and intestines. 
104. Zalophus. Sea-lion. 
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Zalophus Gill, Proc. Essex Instit., 1866, v, p. 7. Type Otaria gil- 
lespt McBain = Otarta californiana Lesson. 
Neophoca Gray, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 3d Ser., xvit1, 1866, p. 231. 
Head rounded; nose narrow, pointed; eyes large; ears rather 
long, narrow, pointed; skin of feet extending beyond the nails, the 
margin lobed. Canines large, curved, acute; palate ends beyond the 
pterygoid processes, and is nearly flat, emarginate behind; posterior 
border of nasals extending beyond zygoma; pterygoid processes hook- 
like; upper molar separated by a wide space from premolars. No 
space between molars. 
508. californianus (Otaria), Less., Dict. Class. Hist. Nat., x1, 1828, 
p. 420. Elliot, Syn. N. Am. Mamm., 1901, p. 356. 
gillespu M’Bain, Proc. Edinb. Roy Soc., 1, 1858, p. 422. 
CALIFORNIA SEA-LION. 
Type locality. California. 
Geogr. Distr. From Coronados Islands and Tres Marias Islands, 
and coast of Lower California, Mexico, along Pacific coast, to Bay of 
San Francisco, California. 
Genl. Char. Skull: facial portion. elongate, slender; zygomatic 
breadth less than half the length of skull; postorbital processes long, 
narrow, and directed backward in old animals; molars usually 
closely approximate, sagittal and occipital crests highly developed. 
