THE SEALS OF THE WEDDELL SKA. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I . 



Fig. 1. Sea-leopard (Stenorhynchua Ivptmys) (length = 13 ft. 6 in.), on board the s.s. B'dxna, on" Graham 



Land, 1S92. Mr W. G. Burn Murdoch seated. (This is the first photgniph ever taken of a Se;i-l>-<>jiard.) 

 Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Sea-leopard on The Beach, Jessie Bay, South Orkneys. Plmtn by .1. H. H. Pint-. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 1. The Lobodon or Crab-eater Seal (Lobodon carcinofihaga). Adult with unmottled coat in fore- 

 . Young behind, showing mottled coat. W. Smith del. and phot", 

 ig. 2. The Lobodon or Crab-eater Seal. Young, showing mottled coat. W. Smith del. and photo. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rosui) and Dr Pirie on board the Xcutia. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 

 Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (Lpptonychotes wetl'/i'/li), male, off Coats Land, Antarctica. Plioto by W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal on ice in Ellessen Harbour, Lewthwaite Strait, or Spencer's Straits. Photo by 

 W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (male) on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. A usual attitude during 

 sleep. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE V. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seals on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 

 Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (waking up) on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. 

 Bruce. 



PLATE VI. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal oil' Coats Land. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Sea elephant Seal (Mficmi-)iinmt leoninns) at South Georgia. Photo lent by T. E. Salvesen. 

 Fig. 3. Weddell Seals on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. I '.nice. 

 Fig. 4. Weddell Seal and young, about three days old, Scotia Bay, South Orkneys. Photo h\- 

 W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE VII. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal (Leptonyckotes weddelli) and newly-born young, Scoiia Bay, South Orkneys. 

 Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Weddell Seal, with young two nr three weeks old, Scotia Bay, South Orkneys. Photo by 

 K. N. E. Brown. 



Fig. 3. Young Weddell Seal, one day old. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 4. Young Weddell Seal, two days old. Photo by K. N. R. Brown. 



