FEEDING. 159 



Then the oldest of the bachelors come, after the bulls, and they keep 

 coming- till July, and they haul out by themselves 

 on the hauling grounds; and the bulls and cows Nicoli Krukoff, p. 133. 

 go together on the breeding rookeries. If the 

 bachelors went on the breeding rookeries the bulls would kill them. 



About the middle of May the young males begin to haul out, but are 

 driven off by the bulls, who would tear them to 

 pieces if they went on the breeding rookeries. Aggei Eushen, p. 129. 

 Consequently the bachelors haul out by them- 

 selves and are easily surrounded and driven into the killing ground 

 without disturbing the breeding rookery. 



The bachelors commence to haul out in May, and they haul out till late 

 in Jnly, the older ones coming early and the 

 younger ones later. A " ion Mcloved "ff, P- ^- 



The young males, or bachelors, whose skins are taken by the lessees, 

 begin to haul out in May, and they continue to 

 haul out until late in July, the older ones coming l. a. Noyes,p. 82. 

 first and the younger ones later ; and they herd by 



themselves during May, June, and July, because were they to approach 

 the breeding grounds the bulls would drive theui off or destroy them. 



The young males, or bachelor seals [begin to Thomas F.Ryan, p.m. 

 appear], about the same time [Junel]. 



THE KILLABLE CLASS. 



Page 120 of The Case. 

 (See "The Killable Class," under "Management of the Seal Rookeries.") 



FEEDING. 



Page 121 of The Case. 

 [See also " The Cows.— reeding Excursions."] 



The greater part of the older bachelors appear to John Armstrong, p. l. 

 be always about the rookeries after the cows come. 



While the same seals [large bachelors] in September are very thin in 

 flesh, or in about the same condition as the bull 

 seals then are, which, it is well known, do not John Armstrong, p. 2. 

 leave the rookeries for some four months, on the 



other hand, the yearlings and 2-year-olds remain in good condition the 

 entire season, and must, I think, go off to the feeding grounds occa- 

 sionally during the summer. 



The " Holluschickie" (bachelors) do not go out to feed. When they 

 come in May there is plenty of fish in their 

 stomachs, but after June there is nothing. Karp Butffrin > P- 103 - 



Young " wigs " go into the water, but during the Geo. Comer, p. 598 

 breeding season hang around the rookeries, never \4-ntarctio). 

 going far from shore. 



