126 MAMMALIA. FERM. Seal. 



183 8. Klapmus.— 8. Phoca crtfata. 8. 



Has a creft on the fore part of the head ; and the body is of a grey colour. Erxleben, 

 mam. 590. 



Klap-myffen. Egede Groenl. 62. t. 6 — Bladrufelus. Olaffen, 111. i. 283 Neitfer-foak. Crantz 



Groenl. i. 164 — Hooded Seal. Penn. hift. of quad. n. 384. Arct. zool. n. 76. 



Inhabits the fouth coafts of Greenland, the weft of Iceland, and Newfoundland. — Is of a large fize, 

 having the fkin covered with a thick coat of black wool interfperfed with white hairs; has a ftrong 

 folded ikin on the fore-head, which falls over the eyes and nofe, protecting it from ftones and fand 

 in ftormy weather. The hunters alledge that it is necellary to remove this Ikin before they are able 

 to kill the animal. 



184 9. Great Seal. — 9. Phoca barbata, 9. 



The head is fmooth, and without any external ears - f and the body is biackifli. 

 Muller. zool. 8. 



Utfelur, Wetrarfelur. OlafF. HI. i. 260. — Utfuk. Crantz Groenl. i. 165. — Lachtak. Steller, 

 Nov. com. Petrop. ii. 290. — Sea-calf. Parfons in Phil. Tranf. ix. 74. tab. v — Great Seal. Penn. 

 hift. of quad. n. 382. Arct. zool. n. 73. — Grand Phoque, or Large Seal of the northern ocean. 

 Sm. Buff. vii. p. 342. ' 



Inhabits the coafts of Scotland, the fouth of Greenland, and is common about Iceland. — In No- 

 vember or December, the females bring forth generally two young ones, which are of a white colour: 

 In adults, the fkin is thick, and is covered with blackifh hair. This animal refembles the Common 

 Seal, but is much larger, as that do;s not exceed fix feet long, while the prefent fpecies grows to 

 twice that length. 



185 10. Little Seal. — Phoca pufilla. 



The head is fmooth, and has the rudiments of external ears ; the body is brown. 

 Schreber, iii. 314. tab. lxxxv. 



Vitulus marinus. Belon. aquat. 19. t. 21. — Vitulus Mediterraneus. Rondel, pifc. 453. — Veaii 

 marin, or Sea-calf. Dampier, voy. i. 11 6.— Loup marin, or Sea-wolf. Ulloa, voy. ii. 2.? 26.?— 

 VitehVmarino picciolo. AleiT. quad. iv. t. 171. — Petite phoque, or Small Seal. Sm. Buff. vii. 337. 

 pi. ccxlix. Little Seal. Penn. hift. of quad. 11. 386. 



Inhabits the coafts of the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, Chili, and Juan Fernandez. — This is the 

 <Pay.?, of Ariftotle and Vitulus marinus of Pliny. The four middle cutting teeth of the upper jaw have 

 each two points, and the two middle cutting teeth of the lower jaw are nightly divided into three 

 points ; the webs of the feet extend far beyond the nails ; the hair is fmooth, longer than in the 

 Common Seal, of a dulky colour on the head and back, and brownifh on the under parts of the body. 

 The body and head meafure about two feet two inches in length. 



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