SYNOPSIS OF THE 



description of this Seal ; but it has five claws on the hind 

 feet ; its ears are long, filiform, and it has downy fur ._ 

 under its hair. 



473. 7. 0. Jubata (Sea-Lion.) Fur yellow ; neck of the male 

 with a large mane ; hind feet, with the ends deeply lobed. 



Phoca Jubata, Gmelin, Sys, Nat. i. 63. Otaria Jubata, 

 Desm. Mam. i. 248. Leo marinus, Steiler, Nov. Com. Act. 

 Petrop. V.418. 



Leonine Seal, Pennant. Quad. v. 288. Sea-Lion, Forster^ 

 Cook's Second Voyage, iv. 54. Lion Marine, Buffon, 

 Supp. VI. t. 418. 



Icon. Perrette's Voyage, auxiles Malouines, \i. t. 10. 

 Forster, Voyage, t. Buffon, Supp. vi. t. 48. Ency. Me- 

 thod, t. 109./. 3. Shaw, Zool. t. 174. 



Inhab. Pacific Ocean, Coast of Patagonia. Forster, 

 Bering's Strait. Steiler. 



This species is the type of M. F. Cuvier's genus Platyr- 

 hinque. 



The Otaria Albicollis of Peron and Leseur, ir. 118 ; and 

 the P. Porcina of Molina, an eared species, if distinct, have 

 not yet been examined with sufficient accuracy to fix their 

 osteological characters. 



Genus IL Trichecus. 

 Cutting-teeth f ; small deciduous canine teeth ^a, very 

 large, longer than the head, oval, laterally compressed, 

 arched, blunt ; cheek-teeth ^, small, cylindrical, crown 

 oblique, truncated ; body long, conical ; head round ; muz- 

 zle large ; external ears none, tail short ; fore-feet pad- 

 dle-shaped, armed with five short claws; hind feet horizon- 

 tal ; toes, five, united in the skin. 



474. 1 . T. Rosmarus (Sea-Elephant.) Lips very thick ; 

 bristles ridged, strong ; fur thin, short, reddish. 



T. Trichjechus Rosmaris, Lin. Sys. Nat. i. 49. Manati 



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