1872.] DR. J. E. GRAY ON SEA-BEARS. 653 



ber to April on our sea-coast and by the mouths of rivers. They 

 fish both in salt and fresh water, are very shy and wary birds." — 

 J.E. S. 



3. Cham^pelia trochila, Bp. Consp. ii. p. 77. 



Prince Bonaparte has given this name to the Martinican form of 

 C. passerina, with which we may suppose the St.-Lucian form will 

 agree ; but I am very doubtful about its real distinctness, although 

 it is upheld by Messrs. Newton (Ibis, 1859, p. 253). 



" The ' Ortolan,' or Ground-dove, is found everywhere, but 

 prefers sparsely bushed tracts of ground, the roads and cultivated 

 lands, especially when these have been recently burned off. They 

 keep together in pairs, sometimes many pairs together, feeding 

 during the morning and afternoon, and generally retiring during the 

 heat of the day to cool shady places. Though small they are very 

 delicate eatina;." — J. E. S. 



"S" 



4. Porphyrio martinicus (Linn.) : Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 

 1868, p. 459. 



" The ' Poule d'Eau,' Coot or Waterfowl, frequents grassy spots 

 near fresh water, is a great plantain- and banana-eater, and conse- 

 quently in bad odour with the labourers who grow these fruits. 

 The young, with the help of their undeveloped wings, climb up the 

 mother's legs, and nestle under the feathers there. They are active 

 and vigorous as soon as hatched. Very noisy birds in wet weather ; 

 very shy and wary, and not very plentiful." — J. E. S. 



5. Tringoides macularius. 



" The ■ Tivi-Tivi ' is found solitary or in pairs almost all the year 

 round on the sea-beach or by the river-sides." — J. E. S. 



6. Phaethon ^ethereus, Linn. 



" This Tropic-bird breeds on some of the small islets of St. Lucia. 

 It is known also as * The Boatswain ' and ' The Wobbler.' " — 

 J. E. S. 



4. On the Sea-bear of New Zealand (Arctocephalus cinereus) 

 and the North-Australian Sea-bear (Gypsophoca tropi- 

 calis). By Dr. J. E. Gray, P.R.S. &c. 



[Eeceived April 23, 1872.] 



The southern Sea-bear was observed in Cloudy Bay, in 1773, in 

 Cook's second voyage, where an account of it is given. 



Several beautiful drawings of the animal were made for Sir Joseph 

 Banks, which are now with the rest of his drawings in the Botanical 

 Department in the British Museum. Dr. J. R. Forster wrote a 

 description of the animal, which was published by the Berlin Academy 



