ground [seal]
ground seal . . . four or five species are pursued off the shores of Newfoundland and in the Arctic Regions proper, viz:--the "ground" or "grown" seal, the saddle-back, or harp seal, so called from the saddle or harp-shaped mark on the back of the males, the bladder-nose, and the...
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Language: | English |
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Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/30886 |
Summary: | ground seal . . . four or five species are pursued off the shores of Newfoundland and in the Arctic Regions proper, viz:--the "ground" or "grown" seal, the saddle-back, or harp seal, so called from the saddle or harp-shaped mark on the back of the males, the bladder-nose, and the floe rat--which is the smallest species found in the North Atlantic, and much more rarely the spotted seal, or "kassigiak" of the Eskimo. PRINTED ITEM W. Kirwin, 2/79 JH 2/79 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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