8. STBNOEHTNCHTJS. 3 



5. PHOCA. 



Phoca, Cat. Seals ^ Whalea, pp. 6 & 31. 

 Erignathus, GHll, 1865. 



1. Fhoca barbata. 



Plioca barbata, Cfray, Cat. Seals Sf Whales, p. 31. 

 Phoca lanica, iZees. Cyclopcedia, Phoca (from Lepechm). 



Inbab. Nortb Sea. 



2. Phoca naurica. 



Phoca barbata, Temminch, Fatma Japonica. 



Phoca naurica et Phoca albigena, Pallas, Zoog. Moss.-Asiat. i. pp. 

 108, 109 (vide Schrenck) ; Schrenck, Amur-Land, p. 181. 



Inbab. North Pacific ; Japan. Mus. Leyden. 



Tribe II. HALICHCERINA. 



Muzzle broad, rounded. SkuU higher in front. Nose-hole very 

 large. Grinders conical; the two hinder of the upper and the 

 hinder one of the lower jaw double-rooted. 



Inbab. North Atlantic and Arctic Seas. 



6. HALICHffiKUS. 



Halichoerus, Oray, Cat. Seals ^ Whales, pp. 6 & 33. 



Sect. II. CiMing-teeth four above, and fowr or two below. 

 Tribe III. MONACHINA. 



Cutting-teeth ^ ; upper transversely notched. Palatine bones not 

 produced beyond the inner margin of the orbits. 



Inbab. Mediterranean and North Atlantic. 



7. MONACHUS. 

 Monachus, Gray, Cat. Seals 8f Whales, pp. 6 & 17. 



Tribe IV. STENORHYNCHINA. 



Cutting-teeth f ; conical, acute. Hinder feet nearly clawleas. 



Stenorhynchina, Gray, Cat. Seals Sf Whales, p. 8. 

 Inbab. Antarctic Ocean. 



1. Lower jaw strong, angulated behind. Grinders two-rooted, except the 

 first in each jaw. 



8. STENORHYNCHUS. 



Stenorhjmchus, Gray, Cat. Seals ^ Whales, p. 15 ; Gill, I. c. p. 10. 



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