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of Canada and ascends many of the laro;er rivers. It has 

 been known to ascend the St. Lawrence to Lake Ontario, 

 and the Ottawa River to the foot of the Chaudiere Falls at 

 Ottawa. Found in Hudson's Strait, though not very abund- 

 antly at Asiie's Inlet, but in considerable numbers around 

 the middle Savage Islands. 



" The pups have a soft black glossy coat when born, but 

 they soon become spotted, and as they grow older their coat 

 becomes faded and coarser.— j, w. t.'' 



Phoca (Pdsa) foetida, Fabr. 

 Ringed Seal. 

 Nit-chill. Eskimo. 

 From the coast of Labrador around the north shore of the 

 continent to Alaska. In Hudson's Strait it is the commonest 

 species and is the principal food of the natives. 

 " The young are covered with a white fur." 



Phoca (Pagophilus) Groenlandica, Fahr. 

 Harp Seal. 

 It sometimes strays as far south as Nova Scotia, but is es]>e- 

 cially abundant (»fi' the shores of Newfoundland and along the 

 coast of Labrador into Davis Strait. In Hudson's Strait it is 

 common on the south shore, but on the north shore it is rarely 

 met with. 



Erignathus BARBATU8, Fabv. 



Bearded Seal. Square-flipper. 

 TJg-joo. Eskimo. 

 This species accurs in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, on the 

 coast of Labrador, and on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, 

 extending far north among the islands. The young has a soft 

 grey coat of a little darker shade than that of the old one. 



Halich^rus grypus, Fdbr. 

 Grey Seal. 

 A rare species confined to the North Atlantic, where it has 

 been found as far south as Sable Island, Nova Scotia, whence 

 it ranges northward along the coast of Greenland. 



