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118, t. 38a; Nilsson, YViegm. Arch, vii., 307; Skand., Fauna, 

 t. ; Grav, Zool. Erebus <t Terror, iViamm., t. 3 (Animal), t. 4 

 (skull) ;' Cat. Ostcol. Spec. B.M. 31; Cat. Seals B.M. 13; 

 Blaiu, Osteoair. Phoca, t. 5, f. 9 (teeth and skull) ; Owen, Ann. 

 N.H., xiii., 417. Phoca homei, Lesson, Diet. Class. H.N., xiii., 

 417. Fhoea (Stenorhynche) leptonj'x, Blain- Pucheran, 

 Dumont d'tTrvills, Zool., t. 9. The Small Nailed Seal, Hamil- 

 ton, Nat. Lib.. 180. t. 11 (nails too large). Stenorhynchus, 

 aux petits ongles, Hombr. & Jaeg., Voy. a Pole Sud, t. 9. 

 Sea Leopard of the AN'halers. Sea Bear of Ne\y Zealand, knot 

 in letter. Phoca ursina, or Sea Bear, Pollach, New Zealand. 



The usual growth is about eight feet, buti somei speci- 

 mens reach twelve feet. The sexes do not differ greatly in 

 size. The colour of the upper surface is ashy grey, with 

 lighter patches and dark spots. This seal inhabits the pack 

 ice of the Antarctic Ocean, but frequently visits the shores 

 of Tasmania. It sometimes comes up the Derwent as far 

 as Hobart, and one specimen, now in the Tasmanian 

 Museum, was cajotureid at the Hobart Wharf. 



EUTARIA CINEREA. 



Australian Fur-seal ("Sea Bear"). 



Keferences : — McCoy, Prod. Zoo. Vic. Vol. I., pis. 31 & 71. 

 Gray, Hand-list Seals, p. 34. 

 The adult males of this species grow up to eight feet, 

 but the females are smaller. The upper surface is dark 

 brown, the under surface chestnut. The colour, however, 

 varies considerably, and in some instances the fur is almost 

 grey. Considerable research is needed tO' determine the 

 exact position of this species. The synonymy is very in- 

 volved. 



Order RODENTIA. 



The representation of this order is one of donbt. Four 

 valid species are recognised, but in 1882 and 1883 Messrs. 

 Higgins and Petterd described in the Papers and Proceed- 

 ings of the Roy. Soc. of Tas. no less than eight new species, 

 as follow : — 



1. Mtis griseo-coeruhus (Blue Rat). 



2. ,, leuco-pus (Short-tailed Rat). 



3. ,, variabilis (Swan's Rat). 



4. ,, simsoni (Simson's Rat). 



5. ,, pachyurus (Thick-tailed Rat). 



6. ,, castaneus (Chestnut-coloiured Rat). 

 7." ,, tamarensis (T'as. V/ater Rat). 



8. ,, tetragonurtis (Quadrangular-tailed Rat). 

 I am indebted to Mr. H. H. Scott for particulars con- 

 cerning these. Mr. Scott informs me that, working direct 



