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of their dogs. When the hiding place is found, the top is broken 

 in, and the seal and her young despatched. 



When the young Jar seal are born, they are covered with a 

 soft, beautiful, white fur,^ which remains unchanged until they 

 are three months old. 



JJ-'djuk (Phoca barbata), commonly known as the Bearded or 

 Big seal. This very useful variety of seal is common all along 

 the Labrador coast, especially at Cape Chidley. It ranks in 

 size next to the walrus. Its tough hide is much prized for boot- 

 soles, heavy traces, boat lines, and dog harnesses; and is also 

 used for umiak coverings when walrus skins are scarce. The 

 flesh is coarser than that of the smaller varieties, but less fishy. 



The young are brought forth in April, teye'l-u'rlit, the month 

 of the young Bearded seal, teyel-wt. 



Hiyolik {Phoca groenlandica) , commonly called the Harp 

 or Saddleback seal. This is a deep water seal, not common 

 in summer along the Labrador coast. In early spring it is found 

 in immense numbers on the ice packs off the coast, where it is 

 taken in large lots by the Newfoundland sealers. The skins 

 are manufactured into boots and a variety of leather goods. 

 The natives use the hides occasionally for boot soles (when 

 Big seal hides are unobtainable), and also for tenting and kayak 

 covers. 



The young are born in May on the floating pack. 



Netcr'vuk' (Cysterphera cristata), commonly known as the 

 Hood or Bladder-nose seal. This is the next largest variety to 

 the Bearded seal. It is not found on the west coast of Labrador, 

 and is a native of the Greenland coast. The seals arrive on the 

 ice off the east Labrador coast in the vicinity of Nain about 

 the second week in May and are poor from their journey. They 

 then follow the coast north to Cape Chidley and strike back to 

 Greenland. Very few are found in Hudson strait, and none in 

 Hudson bay. 



They produce their young about two weeks later than the 

 Harp seal (last of May), and are usually found farther out on 

 the ice than the Harp. Neither of these two varieties stays 



1 In this condition they are known to the Newfoundland sealers as "whitecoats." 

 ^Literally, a big, overgrown Jar seal, ne'tceq. 



