SPECIES OF MAMMALIA. 



Marine, Phoque a museau ride Buffon. Bottle-nosed Seal, 

 Pennant, Quad. vi. 286. 



Inhab. Pacific Ocean. 



Obs.The skull of this species is in the College of Surgeons. 



467. 5. M. Byronii (Byron's Sea-Elephant.) The 

 occipital and sagittal ridges, and the mastoidal apophyses 

 very prominent ; the cutting-teeth f ; the upper ones next 

 the canine, larger than the rest. 



Phoca Byronii. Blainville, Desm. Matn. 240. 



Sea-Lion. Byron's Voyage. 



Icon. 



Inhab. Island of Tinian. 



Obs. The skull of this species is also in the College of 

 Surgeons. 



The Sea-Lion of Cox's Island of St. Paul, {Phoca Coxii 

 Desm. Nov. Diet. d'Hist. Nat. and Fleurieu Voyage du 

 Capitaine Marchand, t. 3. 17) ; the Wolf-Seal, (Phoca 

 Lwpina of Melina's Chili, 260) ; the long-necked Seal of 

 Parsons, Phil. Trans. Vol. 47. pi. 6 ; the speckled Seal 

 of the Encyclofadia ; the spotted Seal of the same, 

 and the black Seal of the same ; the Tiger-Seal of 

 Krachenninikon, and the Grumm-selur or King of Seals of 

 Olassen ; the Phoca Testudinea or Tortoise-headed Seal of 

 Parson's PAzY. Trans. Vol. 48 ; the Ribbon-Seal of Pennant, 

 (Phoca fasciata, Shaw), — may all be considered as doublful, 

 and we have therefore merely made a marginal reference 

 to them. 



The Phoca Vitulina, or Common Seal, P. Crcenlandica of 

 Fabricius, (P. Occanica of Lepecliin) ; the P. Leporina of 

 Lepechin ; the P. Leptonyx of Blainville ; the P. Monachus 

 of Herman ; the P. Cristata of Gmelin ; the P. Anson ii ; 

 and the P. Lagura (with the exception, as lo this last species 

 of the head and hind-feet), — are the only species of ficals, 



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