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genus. Hutching's figure 1 represents the animal in the posture often 

 assumed by the Uvmg specimen of the genus shown at Cremorne. 



Sea Lion of the TuraUone Islands, Hutching, Seems of Wonder and 

 Lunosity %n California, 187, f. 1 & 2. 



Inhab. California : St. Prancisco. TuraUone Islands. 



" Upon the rock adjacent to the sea repose in easy indiEference 

 thousands, yes thousands, of Sea Lions (one species of the Seal), that 

 weigh from one to five thousand pounds each. When we were 

 within a few yards of them the majority took to the water, while 

 two or three of the oldest and largest remained upon the rocks, 

 'standing guard' over the young calves that were either at play 

 with each other or asleep at their sides. 



" Most of these young Seals are of a dark mauve colour ; but the 

 old ones are of a light and bright brown about the head, and gradu- 

 ally become darker towards the extremities, which are about the 

 same colour as the young calves'. Most of the male and young 

 female Seals leave these islands during the month of November, and 

 generally aU go at once, returning in April or May the following 

 spring, while the old females remain here nearly alone throughout 

 the winter, a rather ungaUant proceeding on the part of the males." 

 — Hutching, I. c. 189. 



Otaria leouiua (page 59). 



Buffon figured the Sea Bear and Sea Lion from the drawings of 

 Dr. E. Forster, who accompanied Captain Cook in his voyage round 

 the world. He also gives an account of their habits from SteUer 

 and Captain Cook's voyages. In his work the position and form of 

 the ears, the peculiar structure of the feet, the external scrotum, and 

 other particulars of the structure of the group are noted. Among 

 other particulars of their habits, he states that the females lie on 

 their backs on the sand of the shore when they receive the caresses 

 of the males, that an old male heads each herd, which consists of 

 several adult females and their young, and that the males fight 

 fiercely among themselves to increase the number of the adult 

 females in their herds. 



Porster's drawings, copied by Bufibn (Suppl. vi. t. 78), correctly 

 represent the animals when at rest, with their hind feet bent for- 

 ward ; but they do not show the peculiarity (nor is it recorded in his 

 notes) that the animal walks on the edge of the palm of the fore fin, 

 with the fingers extended, raising the lower surface of the body from 

 the ground. In this respect the eared Seal agrees with the Morse as 

 figured by G. A. at Hessel in 1613, and by Captain Cook in his last 

 ' Voyage.' (See Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1853, 115, 116-.) 



There was exhibited at Cremorne, as a Sea Bear, an eared Seal ; 

 but it was not easy to determine the genus or the species, as it was 

 not possible to examine its teeth and palate. The external colouring 

 most resembled that of Arctocephdlus lohatus from Australia ; but the 

 exhibitors said that it came from Cape Horn : if so, it was probably a 

 small Otaria leonina. Unfortunately little reliance can be placed on 



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