Plate 1 . 



A drawing from natu 



A Group or Harem of Fur Seals [r:(liorhiiiii.s ursinus), Saint Paul Island, 

 July 13, 1890. 



Old bulls 7 feet long, weight 400 to 000 pounds; adult females 4 feet long, weight 80 to 100 pounds. 

 The.se old bulls have been here without leaving their stations for a moment since the .5th to 20th 

 of May; they will have reduced their weight to less than 200 or 2.50 pounds by the end of this 

 month; the females feed at frequent intervals and never lose their weight. 



