SEAL LIFE ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 45 
Table showing the results of observations made on fur seals taken at sea in Bering Sea, 
August 11 to 21, 1895, respecting sex, age, pregnancy, and food—Continued. 
SCHOONER G. W. PRESCOTT. 
[Latitude, 55° 33' north; longitude, 168° 11’ west. Date, August 21.] 









Ee | Ovaries. 
5 
2 Uterus, | Scarresult-| «. 
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: ; jhornshow- ing from | Se 
g Sex. Aoes) | ing former _ former | eat ne | Stomach contents. 
ra | pregnancy. pregnancy | t (ese erg 
“eo | (corpus albi- | jaseam) | 
a cans). : 
68 | Female -..| Nursing .. Left ...-.-| Left ..-..---. Rig bites Squid, small fish. 
69: | -5)-).< Gorssssless22 (iV) Se aalacous bY eeSclisoaee does Whepdritife GI) esn68e | Empty. 
U0 esas Goes 23 |fsss2 CORE AER dove ssaleens Gores. ¢ ie er GlSconsee | Minute squid beaks, worms. 
ip be eects Corres st sen8 dow.) Right2.224 (2) i iuettie cscs. Small squid. 
LANG aes does s|ecna: Gk Ress pesoe (Loves meee bib ter ney cs KO Wee Ae Pollock or cod. 
TB ees doe sates: ihc oe aoe Cores sane (ils) Seeeee (?) | Empty. 
Tae ee Ao 2 eee es Owes ise dope: (2) | Wettpennaen | Squid) fish bones (pollock ?). 
NO Weneee o-22 see oi Opes Meek tpaeemac (2 RLU mayer Empty. 
Tal eet GI) selene QO) iets rere | IRE Dees =i= Raby eee Three cod. 
ith acces ove Se ileess Goya's Nee domes anern doyeenae= (?) | Cod or pollock. 
AB eter’. dow ae siese2 GOR Se selene 2 i eel eect does. (2) Cod. 
rd al eee GOveealeaes Ss Ooms atie ae dorsne sakes donee (2) Salmon. 
BO ose GSE sael eseee Gomes | Sane dose Gs see dow Se" (2) Cod. 
Bisse. GOrsse esos do ‘| Beft) 2 3se8 heietirs us erate (?) | Two cod. 
Deal srexamined seer esa ats 25 ene eH Seer seers 12S Hemale a nyeats eae aie ele sete eee eetee ei eee 11 
WING - Sue eB a gcese | Soe Ree ne peoeeee co soSbocr ac ia leMislesyennlimters-noene co aceeee eee ecs eae ene 2 
PALO TN SN ee arate hoe cies clas ola sce oe ee yaieia wee NOG ee Mialey2hy Gar sas see see n= eae aman eet 4 
SM AIPNONSIN Geis ies calc oo wa oneal fish! | IMIBTVR Eb, Coocindonospe sepa lo essed scepoAs- 8 
Hoemalonyearling case =|. c+. cscsicn aan eeine il nei al @ Atv Gara a. aecieiste osc eisisiesemie ens =isieee 3 
Nursing females 3 years of age or over. 
Corpus albicans, the scar indicating ovary from which former pregnancy resulted. 
Corpus luteum, the sign of pregnancy or recent ovulation from that ovary. 
In these observations only the gross appearance of ovaries is considered; impregnation may have 
taken place in all the 2. and 3 year old females, and the corpus luteum not yet developed. 
LIST OF PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATIVE OF PELAGIC SEALING. 
[Photographs by N. B. Miller, C. H. Townsend, and A. B. Alexander.] 
A portion of the sealing fleet at Sand Point, Alaska, in June, 1893. 
Canadian sealing schooner HL. B. Marvin. Bering Sea. 
Canadian sealing schooner Annie H. Paint. Bering Sea. 
Canadian sealing schooner Dora Siewerd. Bering Sea. 
Canadian sealing schooner Katherine, formerly Black Diamond. 
Canadian sealing schooner Dora Siewerd under storm canvas, showing manner of 
stowing canoes. 1895. 
Deck of Dora Siewerd. 1895. 
Skinning seals, Dora Siewerd. 1895. 
Canadian sealing schooner seized in Bering Sea prior to 1888. 
Canadian sealing schooner Thornton seized in Bering Sea prior to 1888. 
Canadian sealing schooner Ainoko discharging skins at Victoria. 
American sealing schooner Columbia. 
Types of sealing schooners. Victoria Harbor. 1894. 
Types of sealing schooners. Victoria Harbor. 1894. 
A portion of the Canadian sealing fleet, Victoria Harbor. 1894. 
Sealing boats stored at Victoria. 
Portion of Indian crew of Canadian schooner Favorite. 1894. 
Indian hunter of sealing canoe, showing double-pointed spear pole; detaching 
spear points, with line 30 yards long; paddle; killing club, and wooden boat bailer. 
Indian sealing canoe, showing manner of throwing spear. 
Indian sealing canoe under sail. 
Indian sealing canoe with outfit and catch. 
Sleeping seal—usual position, floating back down, with hind flippers turned for- 
. ward over belly. August 7, 1894. Bering Sea. 
Fur seal just awakened. 
_ Starved seal pups, St. Paul Island. September, 1894. 
Starved seal pups, St. Paul Island. September, 1894. 
