. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum . Seals (Animals); Whales. 10. PHOCA. 31 position which he has won by his hydrographic and scientific quali- fications. 10. PHOCA. Muzzle broad, short; forehead convex; whiskers smooth, taper- ing ; ear-hole large; fingers unequal, the third longest, second and fourth long, the first and fifth shorter, nearly equal; palate with a semicircular edge behiad. Forehead arched; grinders smaU, far apart, often much worn; teeth small. The branches of the lower jaw arched on the sides and wide apart; lower edge produced, form- ing a blimt rugulose t
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum . Seals (Animals); Whales. 10. PHOCA. 31 position which he has won by his hydrographic and scientific quali- fications. 10. PHOCA. Muzzle broad, short; forehead convex; whiskers smooth, taper- ing ; ear-hole large; fingers unequal, the third longest, second and fourth long, the first and fifth shorter, nearly equal; palate with a semicircular edge behiad. Forehead arched; grinders smaU, far apart, often much worn; teeth small. The branches of the lower jaw arched on the sides and wide apart; lower edge produced, form- ing a blimt rugulose tubercle on the inner side behind the symphysis; the angle of the lower jaw with a rounded lobe on the inner side above the basal tubercle. (Fig. 10.) Female. Teats 4. Inhab. Northern Seas. Phoca, sp., Linn. &c. Phoca, Gray, Zool. ; Cat. Phoadce B. M. 26. Oallocephalus, sp., F. Ouvier, Mim. Mm. xi. 1827. Fig. Phoca barbata. Skull, grinder, and palate. 1. Phoca barbata. Leporine Seal. Male. Black; belly yellowish, black-dotted. Female. Beneath grey. Phoca barbata, O. Fabr. Skrivt. Nat. Sehk. i. f. 3 (skull); Faun. Gfroenl. 15; MiiU. Zool. Dan. Prodr. viii.; Nilsson, Skand. Faun. i. 374; Wiegm. Arch. vii. 317; Thienem. Nat. JBemerh. i. t. 1, 2, 3, t. 4 (skull); BM. Sei. Nat. y. 261; F. Cuv. Mint. Mm. xi. 184. f. 4, h,l,m; Gray, Cat. Osteol. Spec. B. M. 32; Zool. Frebua 8f Terror; QrifftKs 178; Fischer, Syn. 240; Blainv. Ostiog. Phoca, t. 9 (dentition); ? Temm. Fauna Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London : Printed by order of the Trustees
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