﻿196 Transactions. — Zoology. 



As I intend to have further excavations made for the discovery of other 

 portions of this unique species, I hope soon to be able to offer some additional 

 information on the same subject. 



Description of Plates X. and XI, 



Plate X. — Fig. 1. Femur of Harpagornis Moorei, back view of left leg. 

 Fig. 2, Femur of Polioaetus leucogaster, back view of left leg. Fig, 3. Femur 

 of Circus assimilis, back view of left leg. Fig. 4. Proximal end of femur of 

 Harjyagornis Moorei, left leg. Fig, 5. Distal end of femur of Harpagornis 

 Moorei, left leg. 



Plate XT. — Fig. 1. Ungual phalanx (of hallux, left leg) of Kapagornis 

 Moorei. Fig. la. Proximal articular surface of fig. 1. Fig. 2. Ungual 

 phalanx, probably of second toe of right foot. Fig. 3. Ungual phalanx of 

 hallux, left leg of Aquila audax. Fig. 3a. Proximal articular surface of fig. 3. 

 Fig. 4. Ungual phalanx of hallux, left leg of Circus assimilis. Fig. 5. Third 

 rib right side of Ilarjjagornis Moorei. 



Note. — All these figures are of the natural size. 



Art, XXIX. — Notes on the Fur Seal of New Zealand, Arctocephalus 

 cinereus, Gray {?) By James Hector, M.D., F.R.S. 



(With Illustrations.) 



[Read he/ore the Otago Institute, 3lst October, 1871.] 



On 13th February last, during the visit of H.M.S. ' Clio,' to Milford Sound, 

 on the west coast of the South Island, several seals were shot by His Excel- 

 lency Sir George Bowen, which proved to be the Eared Seal or Fur Seal of 

 New Zealand, as it is termed by the traders. They were shot from a boat 

 while basking on ledges of rock, and although several were mortally wounded, 

 their great activity enabled them to scramble into deep water, so that only 

 three were secured, I took the following measurements of the two largest, 

 "which were male and female adults. 



Both had the same form, colour, and general appearance, the male being 

 the lai-ger in. every respect, except the length of the hind flippers and tail, 

 which were of slightly greater proportional dimensions in the female. The 

 male weighed 258 pounds, and the female 208 pounds. 



In both the snout was obliquely truncate, the upper surface being prolonged 

 so as to overhang the mouth ; nostrils vertical elongated slits ; nose jet black ; 

 a few stout black bristles on the snout, which is short and not separated from 

 the head. Head round ; the eyes lateral. Ears with slender pointed tubular 



