. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE GREEXLAND OR .SADDLE-BACK SEAL. 235. lUNTElts 4T once different physical condition of tlie areas is that which ii>h;iljits Lake Baikal, in North Central Asia, and Lake Ladoga, in Finland. On this head there is some discrepancy in the writings of authorities. M. Dybowski regards the Lake Baikal animal as distinct, and names it Phoca baicalends. Nilsson again avers that the Seal of the Casjpian Sea is a distinct ;;pecies (Phoca caspica). On _. the other hand, Wallace anil Van Beneden take a broader %'iew, with which I am in- clined to
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. THE GREEXLAND OR .SADDLE-BACK SEAL. 235. lUNTElts 4T once different physical condition of tlie areas is that which ii>h;iljits Lake Baikal, in North Central Asia, and Lake Ladoga, in Finland. On this head there is some discrepancy in the writings of authorities. M. Dybowski regards the Lake Baikal animal as distinct, and names it Phoca baicalends. Nilsson again avers that the Seal of the Casjpian Sea is a distinct ;;pecies (Phoca caspica). On _. the other hand, Wallace anil Van Beneden take a broader %'iew, with which I am in- clined to agree, that one, or more likely both, animals may 1)6 regarded as the Ringed Seal {Phoca hispiJu). It is very plausibly remarked that in former epochs of the world's history, as is well known, geologists show that a large area of what is now called Kussia in Asia was partially submerged, or, at least, the lakes in question were in more diieet CDnnnunication with the Arctic <Jeean. The Seals hence, one might say, had their oceanic connection eskimo i cut off, and thus,- on that account sliglitly Tuoditied, remain as evidence of concerned. The Greenland, or Saddle-back 'âIt is this species that forms one of the chief objects of chase both in the Spitzbergen and Newfoundland seas. In habits it agrees with the ordinary Seals though said to be careless and stupid, and easily captured. It feeds on small fish, Crustacea, and mol- lusca. The- males and females differ in appearance, and the changes from the younger to older stages are also very remarkable. Indeed, one may say scarcely two animals are alike. These peculiarities have given rise to a great variety of namesâWhite Coats, Harp Seal, Blue Sides, and other common appel- lationsâbesides â¢â .\tak " of the Greenlandei-s, and '⢠Karoleek " and " Neitke " of the Eskimo, ifec. It has a wide geographical range, namely, along the North American coast to Davis Strait, round Greenland, the Scandina
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