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Skull, p alate narrow. Tbe cutting tee th narrow, forming
a short series.
Inhab- Cape of Good Hope.
Only known from the skull of a young animal evidently
having an undeveloped palate, which is iu th e Museum of
Edinburgh, and of which Pi-ofessor Turner has kindly sent
to th e British Museum a beautiful cast.
I formerly thought th a t th is skull might be an u n developed
specimen of Arctocephalus antarctieus, never
having seen a young skuU of th a t species, b u t having since
iiad the oppoi'tunity of examining th e skull of a young
¡iniinal of A . antarcticus w ith perfect crowns to the grinders,
it shows th a t th is cannot be the young of it. I t is said to
come from the Cape ; it differs from Euotaria cinerea in its
narrower palate, and smaller cutting teeth.
E u o t a r ia c in e r e a . The Australian F u r Seal.
Arctocephalus cinereus, G-i'ay, P.Z.S., 1873, 6 5 6 ,/. 1 and
2 (skuU, misnamed A . nigrescens).
Otaria cinerea, Quoy aiid Qaimard, Voy. Astrolale,Mamm.,
89, tab. 12, 13, 15.
Phoca ursina, J . B. Forster, Descr. A n im., 64.
Sea Bear, Cook’s second voyage.
Grinders short, th ic k ; crowns short.
Inhab. Australia. Dusky Bay, New Zealand.
E u o t a r ia n ig r e s c e n s . The Southern F u r Seal.
E u o t a r ia ia t ir o s t r i s . The broad nosed Sea Bear.
E u o t a r ia f a l k l a n d ic a . The F alkland Islan d F u r Seal.
Arctocephalus falklandicus, Gray, A . & M. N . H., 1868,
i., 103 ; Suppl. Cat. Seals & JÍGiales, 25.
The Seal of Commerce {Otaria falklandica), Hamiltou,
A . & M. N. H., 1838, ii., 81, tab. 4 1 ; Jardine’s Naturalists'
Library.
F alkland Seal, Pennant Quadnopeds.
Inhab. Falkland Islands {Abbott).
Only Icnown from skins without skulls, which are very
peculiar for the closeness and softness of th e fur, and the
abundance of th e u nder fur. Dr. Hamilton gives a good
account of the fishery of these Seals, aud sen t two specimens
to the Museum of Edinburgh. Shaw gave the
name of Phoca falklandica. P en n an t Otaria falklandica,
and Lesson Otaiña Houvillii, and Fischer Phoca Houvillii,
all from th e same animal shortly noticed by Cuvier.
I have determined th a t th e Seal described and figured
by Mr. Hamilton is th e one here described by th e comparison
of his specimens, which are now in th e E ” ’
Museum, with th e skins in the British Museum.
This is a most distinc t species, and easily known from
all the other F u r Seals in th e British Museum by th e evenness,
shortness, closeness, aud elasticity of the fur. The
fur is soft enough to wear as a rich I'ur without the removal
of the longer hairs which are always removed in th e other
Fur Seals.
Euotaria nigrescens, Gray, A . & M. N. Ii., 1866, xviii.,
236, 1868, 192.
Arctocephalus nigi-escens. Gray, P.Z.S., 1850, 100, and
360, 1872, 6 5 8 , / 4 (skull, misnamed A . cimreus).
Otaria falklandica. Abbot, P.Z.S., 1868, 192.
Grinders compressed, crown elongate.
Inhab. Falkland Islands, Volunteer Rock {Capi. Abbott).
N e o p h o c a , Gray.
A n n . & Mag. Nat. H is t, 1866, xviii., 231.
Grinders 4:4, th e fifth upper grinder in a line with or
3 of before th e front e tlie zygomatic arch.
N eo i’HOCa l o b a t a . Australian Ha ir Seal.
Arctocephalus nigrescens, Gray, P.Z.S., 1872, 656
(not Bg.)
Upper cutting tee th forming a broad line.
Inhab. Falkland Islands. Zool. Soc.
This species is only known from an adult skull without
lower jaw or teeth, which was received from the Zoological
Society as coming from the Falkland Islands, b u t it is most
distinc t from any other species in the Museum,
Arctocephalus lobatus. Gray, Spied. Zool., 1828, tab. 4 , /
2 (teeth) ; Cat Seals & Whales, 50.
Neophoca lobata, Gray, A n n . & Mag. N a t H is t, 1866,
xviii., 231 ; Suppl. Cat. Seals & Whales, 28.
Otaria australis, Quoy and Gaimard, Voy. Astrolabe, tab.
10. 14.
Inhab. W. Australia, Houtman’s Abrolhos Island
{Mr. Gilbert).
P late 16. Adult and young animal from stuffed skins.
P la te 17, fig. 3-5. Different p arts of the face of the skull of
th e same animal ; both in the British Museum.
I I .— M IS C E L L A N E A .
J a c c h u s r u f iv e n t e r . The red-bellied Marmozet,
P la te 18.
Midas rufiventer. Gray, A n n . Mag. N at. H ist, xii., 398,
P.Z.S., 1865; Cat. Monkeys, dec., B r i t Mv^., 66.
S c o t o p h il u s G o u l d i i . Gould's Scotophilus.
P la te 19, fig. 1.
Inhab. Australia, New South Wales, aud Victoria.
M in io p t e r is m o b io . The plain Miniopterus.
Pla te 19, fig. 2 {Scotophilus morid).
Scotophilus morio. Gray, App. Grey’s Narrative, 405
(1841) ; Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii., ^7. 41,
Waterh., from Amboyna, as a variety of th e same species.
I t is said to be very much like Miniopteris Schreibersii, but
the face appears more elongated, and ra th e r more pointed,
and th e nostrils more p rom in e n t; th e ears are somewhat
longer.
I^iidas elegantulus, Slack, Proc. Acad. N a t Sci. Philad.,
1861, 463.
Black, hinder jiart of th e back washed with ashy gi-ey.
The chest, belly, inside of limbs and th e under-side of the
base of the tail b right dark rufous. Tip of the nose and
edges of th e u pper aud lower lip white. Crown of th e head
with a iTifous spot, aud th e nape grey.
Inhab. Mexico.
S c o t o p h il u s G r e y i i . Captain Grey’s Scotophilus.
P la te 20, fig. 2.
Scotophilus Greyii, Gray ; Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii., pi.
Inhab. Port Essington.
Scotophilus Gouldii, Gray, App. Grey’s Narrative, 406 ;
Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii., ^7. 40.
B la ckish; hinder h a lf of the back b row n ish ; sides and
abdomen brownish ash. Ears ra th e r large, broad. Tragus
lialf ovate. Under-side of the wings, and interferaoral membrane
with lines of hairs.
S c o t o p h il u s p u m il u s . The Dwa rf Scotophilus.
P la te 20, fig. 1.
Scotophilus pumilus, G^'ay, App. Grey’s Narrative, 403 ;
Gould, Mamm. Austr. iii., pi. 46.
Grey-brown, base of th e fur blackish, beneath paler.
Cheeks blackish. Ears small, ra th e r thin, longer th an the
fur. Tragus elongate, half as long as th e ears, rounded a t
th e end. Wings nearly bald, except near the arm-pit. In ter-
feinoral membrane hairy a t th e base. Heel-bone elongate,
two-thirds th e length of the margin of th e interfemoi-al
membrane.
Inhab. Australia, New South Wales.
Back uniform brownish black, scarcely paler beneath.
Cheeks nearly black. Underside of wings, and interferaoral
membrane w ith lin e s of hairs. Heel-bone elongated, slender;
Ears moderate, rounded. Tragus oblong, blunt.
Itihab. Australia.
Mr. Tomes, P.Z.S., 1858, 121, refers this species to the
genus Miniopteris, and considers it a variety of Miniopteris
bk2}otisoi Java, and he considers Vespertilio Esckscholfzii,
Mr. Tomes describes an allied species of a ra th e r larger
size from Australia u nder the name of Scotophilus p vm i-
loides, P.Z.S., 1857, 51.
N y c t o p h il u s G e o f f r o y i. The Nyctophile.
P la te 21, fig. 1.
Nyctophilus Geoffroyi, Leach, L inn. Trans, xiii., 73 ;
Temminck, Monogr. ii., 47 ; Tomes, P.Z.S., 1858, 29 ; Gould,
Mamin. Austr. iii., pi. 36.