ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Map or St. Paul. ) 



Map of St. George. \ Frontispieces. 



Plate I. — Profiles of the east coast of St. Paul 19 



II. — Meat frames, lighter, hut 21 



III. — Typical dress of the native 23 



IV. — The hair-seal, Phoca vitulina „ 23 



V. — The countenance of CaUorMnus 29 



VI. — The fur-seal— a general group 32 



VII. — The natives selecting a drive 45 



VIII. — Sundry sketches from the author's portfolio 47 



IX. — The north shore of St. Paul island 57 



X. — The north rookery, etc., St. George island 61 



XI. — Pelagic attitudes of the fur-seal 65 



XII. — "Holluschickie" sporting around the baidar „ 67 



XIII. — Natives driving the " Holluschickie" 71 



XIV. — The killing gang 73 



XV. — Kenching seal-skins 77 



XVI. — The sea-lion, Eumetopias Stelleri 85 



XVII. — The black sea-lion, Zalophus Gillespii 87 



XVIII. — Springing the alarm 89 



XIX. — The sea-lion corral or pen 91 



XX. — Spearing the surround; driving, and shooting old males 93 



XXI. — The •walrus of Bering sea 95 



XXII. — Plunging the harpoon 97 



XXIII. — The walrus "coup" 99 



XXIV. — The Eskimo double purchase 101 



XXV. — Walrus islet i 103 



XXVI. — The Landseer and Edward figures of the fur-seal 109 



XXVII. — Sea-bird egging over cliffs of St. George 125 



XXVIII. — Sea-bird egging at Walrus island 127 



XXIX.— The Fulmar's niche 135 



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