CONTENTS 



Introduction page 271 



Historical 271 



Nomenclature 273 



Physical characters 



Body measurements 274 



Colour 279 



Developmental stages of the skull 281 



Dentition 290 



Bionomics 



Habits and behaviour (general) 292 



Food 295 



Sexual maturity 297 



Breeding habits 298 



Sexual capacity of bulls 3°2 



Idle bulls 304 



Migration 305 



Length of life 3^5 



Parasites 3°6 



Causes of death 3°? 



Estimation of numbers 308 



Rate of increase 3^9 



Damage done by sea lions 3'° 



Commercial utilization 3^2 



Bibliography . . 316 



Plates I-XHI following page ^18 



