EDINBURGH:

PRINTED BY W. H. LIZA RS.

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.