MEASUREMENTS AND WEIGHTS OF ANTARCTIC SEALS. 



577 



(the Sea-leopard). 



Weight. 



Total. 



lb. 



606 



630 



Liver. 



lb. oz. 



Kidneys. 



Eight. 



Left. 



lb. oz. lb. oz. 



1 7 



1 9 



Lungs. 



Eight. 



lb. oz. 



Left. 



lb. oz. 



the Ross Seal). 



475 

 400 



he Patagonian Sea-lion). 



1150 



circa) 



Heart. 



lb. oz. 



2 12 



General Eemarks. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirib at Station 183, 59° 42' S., 34° 13' W. 

 Anus to umbilicus, 35 inches ; tail, 5 itjches. Skin and skull preserved 

 and presented to the Royal Scottish Museum. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirib at Station 387, 65° 59' S., 33° 06' W. 

 Stomach empty ; no parasites in stomach ; gut not examined. 

 Additional measurements and weights : entire gut, 54 feet ; rectum, 

 2 feet ; penis and testes weighed, 1 lb. 4 ozs.; weight of body, 317 lbs.; 

 skin, flippers and head, 286 lbs.; blood about 3 lbs. Anus to penis, 

 22 J inches ; anus to tip of tail, 9 inches. Mouth, tip of chin to gape, 

 8"1 inches. Skeleton presented to the Anatomical Museum of the 

 University of Edinburgli. Skin presented to the Museum of the 

 Perthshire Society of Natural Science, Perth. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie, Station 417, 71° 22' S., 16° 34' W. Penis 

 to anus, 22 inches ; anus to tip of tail, 10 inches ; from eye to gape, 4^ 

 inches ; from angle of lower jaw to gape, 7| inches ; penis to umbilicus, 

 9J inches ; tip of lower jaw to umbilicus, 77^ inches. Cast of skull 

 made. Nothing was found in stomach, but there Avere penguin feathers 

 in the gut. Skin presented to the Royal Scottish Museum. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie on the Beach, Jessie Bay. Uterus empty. 

 Stomach contained much sand, many penguin feathers, and a few 

 nematodes. Changing coat. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie on the Beach, Jessie Bay. Uterus empty. 

 Gut, 92 feet. Stomach contained large quantity of shrimp-like 

 crustaceans, too far digested to recognise ; one set of penguin tail 

 feathers. Numerous nematodes and castodes in intestine. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie on the Beach, Jessie Bay. Stomach con- 

 tained large quantity of small crustaceans. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie on the Beach, Jessie Bay. Uterus empty. 

 Stomach contained penguin remains. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirie at Station 165, 60° 06' S., 43° 00' W. 

 Tail (webbed), 5 inches. Skull and skin preserved. Skin presented 

 to the Eoyal Scottish Museum. 



Shot by J. H. H. Pirib at Station 393, 66° 21' S., 28° 30' W. 

 Entire gut measured 268 inches ; from tip of lower lip to umbilicus, 57| 

 inches: umbilicus to penis, 4| inches; penis to anus, 21 inches; anus 

 to tip of flipper, 17| inches ; mouth from tip of chin to gape, 3f inches. 

 Cuttle-fish beaksandcuttle-fish,and apparentlyscales of fishes instomach. 

 Gut full of tape- worms. Skin presented to Eoyal Scottish Museum. 



Shot on Lower Tussock Island, Port William, Falkland Islands, 

 Station 349. Additional measurements: from anus to penis, 12 inches ; 

 from penis to umbilicus, 11 inches; chest between fore flippers, 

 31 inches. Skeleton in Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory. Skin 

 presented to Royal Scottish Museum. 



