SYNOPSIS OF THE 



460. 6, P. Fatida (Foetid Seal.) Fur pale brown, va- 

 rieg-ated with white above, and dirty white beneath ; hair 

 rough ; claw^s strong-. 



Phoca foetida, Muller, Bod. 8. 2?. Hispida, Schreb. 

 Staught, Halychoerus Griseus, Nil-son, His. 1824,810. 



Phoqiie nutsoak, Buffon, Supp . vi. 7. Neitsek, Crantz, 

 164. 



Icon. Buffon, Supp. vi. E?icy. Method, t. Ill-/ 2. Crantz. 

 t. 152. 



Inhabits the North Sea. 



This species appears to be from the genus HW^chcerus of 

 Nilson. 



461. 7. C. Barbata (Bearded or Great Seal.) Fur black- 

 ish ; thumb of the hand shorter than the fingers. 



Phoca Major, Parson's Phil. Trans, xlvii. 121. P. bar- \ 

 bata, 0. Fab. Greenland. IS. 



Urksuk, Crantz. 168. Grand Phoque, Buffon, Hist. N. 

 Supp. VI. 



Icon. Buffon, Supp. vi. t. 4.5. Ency. Method, t. 3. /. 1. 

 Phil. Trans, xlvii. t. 5. \ 



Inhabits the North Seas. - \ 



Obs. Parsons gives a very slight notice of this species,' \ 

 which Buffon identifies with that of Crantz. It is twice the 

 size of the Common Seal ; Fabricius identifies his Barbata 

 with the Urksuk of Crantz ; this species is ten feet long, 

 and is distinguished by the shortness of the thumb. 



462. 8. P. Leptonyx (Small-clawed Seal.) Claws small, 

 especially those of the hind feet ; fur above gray, varie- 

 gated with yellow ; beneath yellowish white ; whiskers 

 rigid. 



Phoca Leptonyx, Blainv. MSS. Desm. Mam. 247. Mo- 

 nochws, Flemming, Phil. Zool.iv. 187. 



F. Cuv. Mem. Mus. iv. 193. Le Phoque a ventre blanc. 



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