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district. One killed in the middle of June on 

 Sabine Isl. had already its summer coat nearly com- 

 plete. The antlers were still covered with hair, and 

 had not sprouted at the points. Quite young Deer 

 were not seen. 



11. Ovibos moschatus, Zimmermann. Musk-ox. Wandering 



all along the coast in herds of about 10 to 20. On 

 the eastern half of Shannon, Pendulum, and Sabine 

 Islands, they seem only in summer to occur singly. 

 They were seen by the end of March on the south- 

 west part of Shannon Isl. and on the mainland ; 

 therefore they probably remain there all the winter. 

 A calf, some days old, was met with on the 26th 

 March, and several calves were with the herds in the 

 beginning of June, from which a rough skin could 

 still be got. Traces of the Ovibos were observed 

 both on the plains and the hills. They feed on grass, 

 herbs, and mosses. 



Cetse. 



12. Balsena mysticetus, Lin. Greenland Whale. 



13. ? Balaenoptera boops, Eschricht. 



14. Monodon monoceros, Lin. Narwhal. 



15. .^ Delphinus globiceps, Cuv. 



B. PISCES (pp. 169-174). 



Cataphracti. 



1. Cottus hexacornis, Richardson. 



2. C. porosus, Cuvier, Val. 



3. Icelus hamatus, Kroyer. 



Discoboli. 



4. Liparis gelatinosus, Pallas (PI. I., fig. 3), 



Gadini. 



5. Gadus glacialis, Peters, n. sp. Sabine Island. 



Salmonini. 



6. ? Salmo Hoodii, Richardson. Upper freshwater lake on 



Sabine Island. 



LXXXVIII.— Remarks on some Skulls of Eskimo Dogs. 



By Hermann von Nathusius. 1874. 

 ("Die zweite deutsche Nordpolarfahrt,'' &c., vol. ii. pp. 175-177.) 

 [Extract, pp. 176, 177.] 



"It is particularly interesting to notice the variability in this 

 series of skulls, which most probably belonged to animals of one 

 and the same race. We may well suppose that the Dogs under 



