670 MR. J. W. CLARK ON EARED SEALS. [Dees 7; 
Feet webbed, the outermost toe three times as broad as the rest, 
the innermost twice as broad. Toes all subequal, covered with hair 
on their upper surface ; but the spaces between the fingers are bare, 
and so is the whole plantar surface of the foot. Between the toes 
the cartilage is emarginate. On the outermost and innermost toes 
are the rudiments of nails only ; on the three middle ones are linear, 
blunted, semicylindrical nails close to the end of the digit, before 
the cartilaginous epiphyses commence. 
Tail short, conical, covered with hair between the feet. 
N.B. The example described was small, scarcely of middle size, 
and weighed only 323 pounds; from this the measurements were 
taken. In larger specimens all the limbs were larger, but maintained 
the same proportions. 
ft. in. 
Length from nose to tip of middle digit of ey aot Bese 
aA » toend of tail. Atha isin ee 
ssieOk tall oti Meter tonr loelh wn ater iis Mores 2 
om vOl A pessttotipot,*pollew. win Msewals bs 9 
Breadth,of '§ pes’? attarsal jomt® ciisicrisd sian ovcbed 22 
at distal extremity sf stot corchty ses ae Bes 
‘* Pes” from tarsal jointt to the origin of nail of 
middle finger Scciatenats pare AAL.ats) el 63 
Length of nail of middle toe ........++.....-.... 05 
Breadth of nail of middle toe.....-....+-s++0-+ + OL 
Length of “manus” .. a oteer Aether Lao 
Breadth of ‘‘ manus’ * close to hady i Keays idaboabos Wak 32 
Breadth of “manus” from ths apex to the point 
where. the, first; hairs; SrOW. 9..4:<15)i0 021 weep «8 haloes 6 
Length of ‘‘ manus” to the origin of the nail .... 9 
Length of nails se ¢ 0335 
Breadth of nails ...... 075 
Distance from median point of upper ‘lip to opening ‘of 
NOSE BWOVE os niache Medes as tos ae pI edencibas 1,3, 
Length of {septum narinm 2722), os..0% oeerde aelhe ak 075 
Distance from median point of upper lip to anterior 
edec.of onbit x5) adem ks thesis divkticdy dene 23 
From outer edge of orbit to edge of cornea§ ........ 1 
From median point of upper lip to origin of ear 5 
35 ie to angle of mouth .. 2335 . 
Lengthjof ear, < S<cc sha 3% 1,8, 
es whisker .. dedi Iyatinde 3h 
73, aR larger | specimen Siete tneiectete 55 
Girth of head behind ear. . Se aie ae Rss» in ioe watts ope 
55st POD UIERSEUOEMI BR Fe i csace atte ielets a ainsi ie 2 075 
33 DTI ES Ae Ate ole NER ch citar iera nena 104 
Length from mouth to anus As Pe eee BO es 
I submit that there can be no doubt that this description refers to 
* “Pes latus ad lacertos.” + “A lacertis.” 
} “Ad insertionem armi.” § “A cantho majore ad minorem.” 
