ORDER OE AMPHIBIA. 
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China, whither it is exported at great prices. For this reason the 
Russians wage deadly war against it, which will end perhaps in 
the complete extinction of the species. 
The Sea-bears (. Phoca TIrsina , Linn.) are distinguished from the 
preceding species by haying an external ear. They are peculiar 
to the southern seas, and do not in general attain to great 
dimensions. 
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