EARED SEARS. 
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it, he retires to repeat the manoeuvre. This has the effect of rousing the. rear rank, 
which, thus suddenly alarmed, plunges forward and arouses those in front, which 
suddenly begin struggling and biting. The return of the man with the umbrella 
communicates another shock, and adds another wave to the sluggish mass. This 
is repeated at intervals of four or five minutes, till the successive shocks have 
aroused the whole herd, when, with much roaring and bellowing, the whole mass 
begins to move, gradually extending itself in a long irregular line in open order, 
each animal lumbering along as best it can. By shouting and waving flags at the 
rear, and on the flanks of the herd, they are kept moving until it is necessary to 
halt them again for rest.” 
Finally, the herd reaches the village, when the sea-lions, being far too formid¬ 
able animals to be despatched with clubs, are shot with rifles; the full-grown males 
being killed first, after which the fore-part of the herd is driven back upon and 
over the rear, when the slaughter is continued with lances. The description of 
this scene is, however, by no means pleasant reading, and may accordingly be 
passed over. 
Californian The Californian sea-lion (0. gillespii), which, far from being re- 
Sea-Lion. stricted to the country from which it derives its name, is found on 
both sides of the North 
Pacific, is a much smaller 
species than the last, from 
which it is readily distin¬ 
guished by the convex 
crown of the head, and the 
sudden descent of the 
profile at the eye; the side 
view of the head somewhat 
recalling that of the dog¬ 
faced baboons. The bristles 
on the side of the muzzle 
are also very small. The 
skull is characterised by its 
narrowness and elongation, 
and also by the great head op CALIFORNIAN sea-lion.—A fter Forbes, 
development of the bony 
crests on the brain-case. The general colour is a dark chestnut-brown, becoming 
blackish brown on the under-parts and limbs; but there is great seasonal and 
individual variation in this respect. Mr. Allen gives the total length of adult 
males as varying from 7 to 8 feet; those measurements being taken from the 
muzzle to the end of the outstretched flippers. 
„ There has been some confusion as regards the habits of this 
species, owing to its having been confounded with the northern sea- 
lion. Both species occur on the Farallone Islands, near San Francisco; but the 
present species is by far the more numerous of the two, and appears to be the only 
one represented on the neighbouring island of Santa Barbara. Mr. Elliot states 
that the two species may be readily distinguished by their voices; the northern 
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