126 HABITS OF THE ALASKAN SEAL. 



The course. ling," wliGu lazily eng"aged in rolling- over upon 

 the surface of the water; ^ "traveling" or '4eed- 

 ing," when moving rapidly through the water, ^ 

 and "breaching," when leaping out of the water 

 like a dolphin.^ 

 lancfexcept ou Pii- During their inigration the seals never land 



Lilof Islands. ,i , -, i • c c i 



upon the coast and no rookeries ot lur seals are 

 known to exist upon the North American con- 

 tinent or the islands adjacent thereto, except at 

 the Pribilof Islands. Upon this point there is a 

 unanimity of testimony, by scientists,^ experts,* 

 seal hunters of long experience,^ traders,*"' and 

 Indians along the coast and Aleutian chain of 

 islands,^ which precludes the possibility of the 

 existence of rookeries other than those on the 



' A. B. Alexander, Vol. II, p. 355. 



" IMd., Vol. II, p. 355. 



3 W. H. Ball, Vol. II, p. 23. 



■• H. H. Mclntyre, Vol. II, p, 40; John Fiatis, Vol. II, p. 107. 



^ Daniel Clausen, Vol. II, p. 412; Lutjens,Vol. II, p. 459; Andrew 

 Laing, in British Blue Book, U. S. No. 3 (1892), p. 183. 



« M. L. Washburue, Vol. II, p. 488. 



7 ChickinofF (Kadiak Island), Vol. II, p. 219; Paul Young (Ka- 

 san), Vol. II, p. 292; Billy Yeltachy (Ilowkan), Vol. II, p. 302; 

 Schkatatin (Yakutat Bay), Vol. II, p. 243; Ntkla-ah (Chatham 

 Sound), Vol. II, p. 288; Nechantake (Icy Bay to Wrangel), Vol. II, 

 p. 241; George La Cheek (Sitka Bay), Vol. II, p. 205; Hoonah Dick 

 (Cross Sound), Vol. II, p. 258; Eliah Prokopief (Attn Island), Vol. 

 II, p. 215 ; Filaret Prokopief (Attn Island), Vol. II, p. 216 ; Samuel 

 Kahoorof (Attu Island), Vol. II, p. 214; Chief Anna-tlas (Takou 

 Inlet), Vol. II, p. 254; Metry Monin (Cooks Inlet), Vol. II, p. 226; 

 NicoliGregaroff (Prince William Sound), Vol. II, p. 234; Hastings 

 Yothnow (Kaswan), Vol. II, p. 303; George Ketwooschish (South- 

 eastern Alaska), Vol. II, p. 251. 



