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EDINBURGH:

PRINTED BY W. H. LIZARS.

THE

NATURAL HISTORY

OF THE

AMPHIBIOUS CARNIVORA,

INCLUDING THE

WALRUS AND SEALS,

ALSO OF THE

HERBIVOROUS CETACEA, &c.

ILLUSTRATED BY THIRTY-THREE PLATES, WITH

MEMOIR AND PORTRAIT OF PERON.

BY

ROBERT HAMILTON, Esq., M.D.,

F. R. S. E., M. W. S., &c.

“ The natural history of Marine Animals is among the most imperfect

departments of Zoology."— Prichard's Researches.

EDINBURGH:

W. H. LIZARS, 3, ST. JAMES' SQUARE;
S. HIGHLEY, 32, FLEET STREET, LONDON; AND

W. CURRY, JUN. AND CO. DUBLIN.

1839.