1875.] MR. J. W. CLARK ON EARED SEALS. 661 
C. Male. Skin in the Colonial Museum, New Zealand. 
* Total length 78 inches. 
“Whiskers all white.” 
D. Female. Skeleton in Colonial Museum, New Zealand. 
“Total length 62 inches. 
‘Hair on rump very short, brownish beneath, whisker-bristles all 
black but one.” 
Dr. Hector had previously described specimens taken at Milford 
Sound, west coast of Otago, in February 1871 ; but as the descriptions 
and measurements correspond with the notes I have just read, I 
need not do more than refer to the paper, which is to be found in the 
‘ Transactions of the New-Zealand Institute,’ vol. iv. p. 196, except 
to remark that he notes a slight difference in the colour of the fur :— 
‘tips of the whole, as laid open by the hand, black; middle parts 
chestnut-brown, and pure white at base.” 
I now proceed to describe the specimens exhibited. 
The animal in the flesh is a young female. 
inches. 
Length from tip of nose to tip of hind feet ........ 30 
i Ee os of tail~..... PS TOR 25 
sy) TOftal lien ere ] 
» from tip of nose ‘to ‘edge of anterior pectoral 
limb, in a straight line . eo Cae eae ee | 
» from tip of nose toear .... a 
Pectoral limb—length from the shoulder-joint o tie 
furthest extremity of the manus, measured along 
the outer edge ...... 10 
Pelvic limb—length from Foot of. fail to le ainiait 
portion of free flipper MO et see ees OU 
If we compare these measurements with those of Otaria jubata, 
as given by Dr. Murie (Tr. Z. 8S. vol. vii. p. 530), or even glance at 
any of the figures of that animal, it will be seen that the proportions 
are very different. In that the distance from the muzzle to the root 
of the tailis 64 inches, and from the same part to the anterior edge of 
the pectoral limb 23 inches. Consequently the limb is set on at about 
one third of the distance from the head to the tail, while in this ani- 
mal it is nearly in the middle of the body. The ‘‘ manus”’ pre- 
serves the same proportions to the body as in O. jubata; but the 
‘“‘pes” is exactly one fifth of the whole length, whereas in the 
former it is one fourth. It must of course be remembered that the 
specimen from New Zealand is young; still these differences are 
almost too great to be accounted for by age alone. 
The hair all over the body is coarse, about three quarters of an 
inch long on the hind quarters, one inch long on the back of the 
neck, and half an inch long on the top of the head. On the under 
surface of the body it is three quarters of an inch long on the throat, 
and half an inch long on the hind quarters. The general colour is 
black, all over the head and upper parts of the body. Individual 
hairs, when pulled out, are seen to be of a pale yellow for 
