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204 PHOOA.<br />
HalichcErus antarcticus Peale.<br />
Order FER^^.<br />
Family PIIOCID.E.<br />
Genus PHOCA.<br />
U. S. Exploring; Kxped., VIII, :\Iaiiiin. and Ornithol., p. 30; woodcut, p. 31, 1848.<br />
I'hoca jjitila (Jill, Communications, Essex Institute, V, 1866-7, p. 4, footnote.<br />
Allen, Monogr. North Amer. Pinnipeds, U. S. Geol. Surv., Miscell. Put)., XII,<br />
1880, p. 561; and pp. 580-582.<br />
=Phoca richardii (Gray). See Allen, Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XVI, pp. 4!»1-<br />
492; see also p. 46.3 and pp. 466 and 467, December 12, 1902.<br />
3048. Skull. Youtio- adult. Said to have been collected ))y the<br />
<strong>United</strong> <strong>States</strong> Explorino- Expedition at Deception Island, Octo-<br />
ber 10. Cataloo-ued Jaiuiarv 10, 18(50. (Jill and Allen (see refer-<br />
ences above) strongly and rightly (juestion the locality given b}"<br />
Peale.<br />
The skull has evidently been injured in recent years. Most of the rifi:ht half<br />
of the brain case has been broken away, including the right zygoma. The tip.-«<br />
of the nasals are injured and the region al)out the right premaxillo-maxillo-nasal<br />
sutures con<strong>si</strong>derably broken. There should be a skin. No. 3741, which can not<br />
be found.<br />
Type not de<strong>si</strong>gnated by number, but a con<strong>si</strong>deration of Allen's " Pinnipeds,"<br />
pp. 580-582, leaves no doubt that this specimen is the type.<br />
Phoca richardii geronimen<strong>si</strong>s Allen. Biological Survey collection.<br />
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist, XVI, pp. 495-496, December 12, 1902.<br />
81.520. Skin and skull (skin not examined hy describer and not men-<br />
tioned in original description). Adult male. San Cfcronimo Island,<br />
Lower California, Mexico. September 13, 18!>«;. Collected b}'<br />
A. W. Anthon3\ Original number 209.<br />
Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for i)erforatioii of l)a<strong>si</strong>occipital.<br />
Phoca ochoten<strong>si</strong>s macrodens Allen.<br />
Bull. Amer. :\Ius. Nat. Hist., XVI, j). 483, December 12, 1902.<br />
83447. Skidl (no skin). Young adult (male Jide Allen). Avatcha<br />
Bay, Kamchatka. IS^O. Collected ])v Dr. L. Stejneger. Catalogued<br />
April 7, 1897.<br />
Skull nearly perfect, except right malar and first right lower incisor lost. Atlas<br />
present.<br />
Phoca richardii pribilofen<strong>si</strong>s Allen.<br />
Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist., XVI, p. 495, December 12, 1902.<br />
fill?. Skin and skeleton. Adult female. St. Paul l>land. Pribilof<br />
Ishinds, Alaska. Collected by C. II. Townsend, l'. S. Bureau of<br />
Fisheries. Catalogued November 28, 1896.<br />
Well-made skin in good condition; skull jjerfect (in Divi<strong>si</strong>on of Mammals);<br />
rest of skeleton in storage (Divi<strong>si</strong>on of Comparative Anatomy).