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Abstract

H. H. Scott, Curator of the Launceston Museum, and Clive Lord, F.L.S., Director of the Tasmanian Museum.
As pointed out in our last paper. (1925,.P· 75), the Eared
Seals of the Australian coasts have been revised recently, by
Professor F. Wood-Jones, D.Sc., F.R.S. (1925, p. 9), who lists three species under the genus Arctocephalus, namely,:-
1. Arctocephalus cinereus, Peron.
2. Arctocephalus doriferus, Wood-Jones.
3. Arctocephalus forsteri, Lesson.
When listing the Tasmanian vertebrates a year or so
ago (Lord and. Scott, 1924, p. 307) we referred to the Fur Seal of Bass Straits as Euotaria cinerea, but whilst referring
to and accepting McCoy's data, we drew attention to the need
for further research. As a result of Professor Wood-Jones's visit to Tasmania
he was able to see certain of our collections, and also we are
indebted to him for an exchange of specimens.
Includes plates.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Scott, Herbert Hedley
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, UTAS Library
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
ISSN:	0080-4703
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	Copyright Royal Society of Tasmania
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