Harp seal

harp nwith a pointed head and thick body, of a whitish grey color, marked on the sides with two black crescents, the horns pointing upwards towards each other; does not attain this mark till the fifth year; till that period, changes its color annually, and is distinguished by the _Greenlanders_ by different names each year. Inhabits _Greenland_ and _Newfoundland_ [etc]; is the most valuable kind; the skin the thickest and best, and its produce of oil the greatest: grows to the length of nine feet. Our Fishers call this the _Harp_, or _Heart_ Seal, and style the marks on the sides the saddle. There is a blackish variety, which they say is a young harp, called _Bedlemer_.PRINTED ITEM DNE-citGMS Feb 76Used IUsed I3Used