VOftCINE, AN© YELLOW 'SEAL, '&C. I9T 
Porcine seal. • 
In its general form this species resembles ilia 
ursine seal, but the nose is longer, and formed like 
that of a hog. It has also five distinct toes co- 
vered with a common membrane. It inhabits the 
coast of Chili, and is a rare species. 
Yellow seal, or eared seal. 
The eared seal appears to be a rare species* 
and is smaller than most of the genus, not much 
exceeding the length of two feet from the nose to 
the tail ; and from the same place to the extremity 
of the hind feet about two feet and a half. Its 
colour an uniform pale yellow or deep cream co- 
lour, without any variegation. The head is rather 
small, and the nose somewhat pointed ; the ears 
are about an inch long, and are very narrow 
and pointed, and are somewhat leaf shaped ; the 
vibrissse or whiskers long and whitish ; the teeth 
are rather blunt than sharp, and the two middle 
incisores or front teeth of the lower jaw are 
slightly emarginated. The fore feet are pinni- 
form, and without any appearance of toes or 
claws, and in shape somewhat resemble the fore 
Hus of a turtle : the hind feet are strongly web- 
bed, and have long and very distinct claws, of 
which the three intermediate are much larger 
than the exterior ones ; the tail is about an inch 
In length. 
Ursine seal. 
The ursine seals are inhabitants of the islands 
in the neighbourhood of Kamtscliatka. Here 
they , are seen from June to September, during 
