70 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA. [No. 22, 



The animal was formeiij^ abundant at Walrus Island and othei* 

 points to the north of Fort Churchill. Hearne relates that in 1767 

 while passing Sea Horse 'Island' he and his party "saw such num- 

 bers of those animals lying on the shore, that when some swivel guns 

 loaded with ball were fired aaiong them, the whole beach seemed to be 

 in motion. " " 



J. C. Ross recorded walruses from the northern part of Prince 

 Regent Inlet.'' According to the same author they were unknown 

 about Boothia, but abounded at Repulse Bay.'' Dr. Rae mentions 

 seeing many on a small island near Whale Island, below ^^'ager Bay.'' 



Phoca hispida Schreber. Rough Seal. 



A number of skins were seen at Fort Churchill and the animal was 

 said to be rather common in the vicinity. 



J. C. Ross reported the species from the seas on both sides of the 

 Isthmus of Boothia,'' and from Port Bowen.-/' 



Phoca groenlandica Erxleben. Harp Seal. 



Dr. Bell gives this species as the commonest seal in all parts of 

 Hudson Bay at all seasons. s" I saw no skins, but the species was 

 reported at Fort Churchill. J. C. Ross reported it from the west side 

 of the Isthmus of Boothia.' 



Cystophora cristata (Erxleben). Hooded Seal. 



Dr. Bell reported this seal from Hudson Straits, Avhere a few skins 

 were seen in the possession of the Eskimos. s" Its range may extend to 

 other parts of the Bay. 



Erignathiis barbatus (Erxleben). Bearded Seal. 



An adult female was killed July 20 about 75 miles north of York 

 Factory. Its total length was 2,300 mm. (about 7^ feet), and it was so 

 heavy that we had great difficult}' in getting it on board. Its general 

 color is grayish; lighter, almost silvery on sides and head, darker on 

 nape and middle of back. 



We saw numbers of these seals both to the north and south of Fort 

 Churchill, and the species probably reaches all parts of the Bay. The 

 so-called 'clapmatch' lines, used in place of heavy rope for various 

 uses, are made largely from the skins of this species in the region we 



"Journey * * * to the Northern Ocean, p. 3S8, 1795. 



''Appendix to Ross's Second Voyage, p. xxi, 1835. 



«Ibid, p. xxii, 1S35. 



('Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea, p. 180, 1850. 



''Appendix to Ross's Second Voyage, p. xix, 1835. 



.''Appendix to Parry's Second Voyage, p. 94, 1825 (1827). 



ffRept. Prog. Can. Geol. Surv., 1882-3-4, App. II, p. 52DD (1885). 



