Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum

by John Edward Gray

Halicyon, Gray, Cat. Seals & Whales, p. 27.

1. Halicyon Richardi.

Halicyon Richardi, Cat. S. & Whales, p. 30.

Inhab. North Pacific; Columbia River.

2. Halicyon Pealei.

Halichœrus antarcticus, T. Peale, U. S. Expl. Exp.

Mr. Gill says that this is a typical species of Phoca, but appears to be identical with those that occur along the Californian and Oregonian coast, so that there must be some error as to the assigned habitat in the Antarctic seas—and proposes the name Phoca Pealii (Proc. Essex Instit. vol. v. p. 4).

5. PHOCA.

Phoca, Cat. Seals & Whales, pp. 6 & 31.