_spotted seal_

spotted p ppl . 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 blubb...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1979
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/49497
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Summary:spotted p ppl . 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 blubber-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 DNE-cit W. Kirwin, 2/79 JH 2/79 Used I Used I Used I common loon, spotted loo, spotted seal, BAY SEAL, 'ground' seal, 'grown' seal, saddle-back, harp seal, blubber-nose, floe-rat 'kassigiak', spotted wolf