SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
CATALOGUE
OF
SEALS AND WHALES
IN THE
BRITISH MUSEUM.
BY
JOHN EDWARD GRAY, F.R.S., F.L.S., &c.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE TRUSTEES.
1871.
PRINTED BY TAYLOR AND FRANCIS,
RED LION COURT, FLEET STREET.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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Suborder PINNIPEDIA 1
Fam. 1. PHOCIDÆ 1
Tribe I. PHOCINA 2
1. Callocephalus 2
2. Pagomys 2
3. Pagophilus 2
equestris. N. Pacific 2
ochotensis. N. Pacific 2
4. Halicyon 2
Richardi. N. Pacific 2
Pealei. Antarctic Seas? 2
5. Phoca 3
barbata. North Sea 3
naurica. N. Pacific 3
Tribe II. HALICHŒRINA 3
6. Halichœrus 3
Tribe III. MONACHINA 3
7. Monachus 3
Tribe IV. STENORHYNCHINA 3
8. Stenorhynchus 3
leptonyx. Falkland Is., New Zealand 4
9. Lobodon 4
10. Leptonyx 4
11. Ommatophoca 4
Tribe V. CYSTOPHORINA 4
12. Morunga 4
elephantina. Falkland Island 4
angustirostris. California 5
13. Cystophora 5
Fam. 2. TRICHECHIDÆ 5
1. Trichechus 6
rosmarus 6
Fam. 3. OTARIADÆ 6
Tribe I. OTARIINA 11, 12
1. Otaria 11, 12
jubata. S. America 13
Tribe II. CALLORHININA 11, 14
2. Callorhinus 11, 14
ursinus. Kamtschatka 15
Tribe III. ARCTOCEPHALINA 11, 15
3. Phocarctos 12, 15
Hookeri. Cape Horn 15
4. Arctocephalus 12, 17
antarcticus. Cape of Good Hope 17
nigrescens. Falkland Islands 20
cinereus. Australia 24
Forsteri. N. Zealand 25
falklandicus. Falkland Islands 25
nivosus. Cape of Good Hope 27
Tribe IV. ZALOPHINA 12, 27
5. Zalophus 12, 27
Gilliespii. N. Pacific 28
6. Neophoca 12, 28
lobata. Australia 28
Tribe V. EUMETOPIINA 12, 29
7. Eumetopias 12, 29
Stelleri. California 30
8. Arctophoca 12, 31
Philippii. Juan-Fernandez Island 32
Order CETACEA 34
Section I. MYSTICETE 35
Suborder I. BALÆNOIDEA 36
Fam. 1. BALÆNIDÆ 36
1. Balæna 37
mysticetus. North Sea 38
mediterranea. Mediterranean 38
angulata. North Sea? 38
nordcaper. Iceland 39
[cullamacha. N. Pacific] 39
2. Neobalæna 39
marginata. New Zealand 40
3. Eubalæna 42
australis. Cape of Good Hope 43
Sieboldii. Kamtschatka 43
[japonica. Japan] 43
cisarctica. Atlantic 43
4. Hunterius 44
Temminckii. Cape of Good Hope 44
biscayensis. St. Sebastian 44
Swedenborgii. North Sea 44
5. Caperea 45
antipodarum. New Zealand 45
6. Macleayius 45
australiensis. Australasia 46
britannicus. Dorsetshire 46
Suborder II. BALÆNOPTEROIDEA 46
Fam. 2. AGAPHELIDÆ 47
1. Agaphelus 47
gibbosus. N. Atlantic 48
2. Rhachianectes 48
glaucus. California 48
Fam. 3. MEGAPTERIDÆ 50
1. Megaptera 50
longimana. North Sea 50
novæ-zelandiæ. New Zealand 50
Burmeisteri. Buenos Ayres 50
americana. Bermuda 50
kuzira. Japan 50
osphyia. Atlantic 51
versabilis. N. Pacific 51
2. Poescopia 51
Lalandii. Cape of Good Hope 51
3. Eschrichtius 52
robustus. Atlantic 52
Fam. 4. PHYSALIDÆ 52
1. Benedenia 52
Knoxii. North Sea 52
2. Physalus 52
antiquorum. North Sea 53
Duguidii. North Sea 53
patachonicus. River Plata 53
brasiliensis. Bahia 53
3. Cuvierius 54
Sibbaldii. North Sea 54
4. Rudolphius 54
laticeps. North Sea 54
5. Sibbaldius 55
borealis. North Sea 55
Schlegelii. Java 55
antarcticus. Buenos Ayres 55
sulphureus. N. Pacific 55
tectirostris. N. Pacific 56
tuberosus. North-east America 56
Fam. 5. BALÆNOPTERIDÆ 56
1. Balænoptera 56
rostrata. North Sea 56
velifera. Oregon 56
2. Swinhoia 57
chinensis. Formosa 57