420 RESULTS. 



Coast seals, and belong to the herd which have their rookery on the 

 Pribilof Islands. The lot contained 310 skins of the fur-seal cow (ma- 

 tured). From the shape of the skin most all of these cows must have 

 been heavy with pup, and same cut out of them when captured. 

 Eighteen skins of the fur-seal male (matured). Twenty-seven skins of 

 the fur seal gray pup, from 6 to 9 months old; sex doubtful. 



On June 2, I examined 78 salted fur-seal skins, ex-steamer Walla 

 Walla from Victoria, and found the same to be fresh skins taken off 

 the animal within three months. They were killed in the North Pacific. 



On examination I found they were the skins known as the Northwest 

 Coast seals, and belong to the herd which have their rookery on the 

 Pribilof Islands. The lot contained 66 skins of the fur-seal cow (ma- 

 tured). From the shape of the skin most all of these cows must have 

 been heavy with pup, and same cut out of them when captured. Five 

 skins of the fur-seal male (matured). Seven skins of the fur-seal gray 

 pup, from to 9 months old; sex doubtful. 



On June 7, I examined 268 salted fur-seal skins ex-steamer Umatilla 

 from Victoria, and found the same to be fresh skins taken off the ani- 

 mal within three months. They were killed in the North Pacific. On 

 examination I found they were the skins known as the Northwest Coast 

 seals, and belong to the herd which have their rookery on the Pribilof 

 Islands. The lot contained 212 skins of the fur-seal cow (matured). 

 From the shape of the skin most all of these cows must have been heavy 

 with pup, and same cut out of them when captured. Eleven skins of 

 the fur-seal male (matured). Forty-five skins of the fur-seal gray pup, 

 from 6 to 9 months old ; sex doubtful. 



On the same date I also examined 124 salted fur-seal skins ex- Uma- 

 tilla from Victoria, and found the same to be fresh skins taken off the 

 animal within three months. They were killed in the North Pacific. 

 On examination I found they were the skins known as the Northwest 

 Coast seals, and belong to the herd which have rookery on the Pribilof 

 Islands. The lot contained 93 skins of the fur-seal cow (matured). 

 From the shape of the skin most all of these cows must have been 

 heavy with pup and the same cut out of them when captured. Fifteen 

 skins of the fur-seal male (matured). Sixteen skins of the fur-seal 

 gray pup, from 6 to 9 months old. Sex doubtful. 



I notice on examining seals caught this spring that there is alack of 

 the larger size of productive animals, and the lots mostly contain the 

 skins of the medium-sized seals, running from 2 to 3 years of age. 



On July 13, 1892, I examined 1,342 salted fur-seal skins, ex-schooner 

 Emma and Louise from the North Pacific Ocean, 



Clms. J. Behlow, p. 402. and found same to be fresh skins taken oft' the 

 animal within four months. They were killed in 

 the North Pacific. On examination I find they were the skins known 

 as the Northwest Coast seals, and belong to the herd which have their 

 rookery on the Pribilof Islands. The lot contained 4 skins of the fur- 

 seal, large bulls (breeding bulls) ; 123 skins of the fur-seal, male (mostly 

 matured); 98 skins of the fur-seal, gray pup, less than 1 year old, sex 

 doubtful; 1,112 skins of the fur-seal, cow (mostly matured). From the 

 shape of the skin most all these cows must have been heavy with pup, 

 and same cut out of them when captured. 



On the 29th instant I examined 2,170 salted fur-seal skins ex-schooner 

 Ed. E. Webster, that were taken by said schooner 



Chaa. J. Behloiv,]). 403. off the coast of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. I 

 found them to be fresh skins skinned off the 



