10 TABLE OP CONTENTS. 



(HArTER VI.— The Condition ok thk Fir Seal HEi!T)~('(>iitinnn(l. Page. 

 B. Present conditions — Continued. 



Us value !I7 



The enwmeiatiou of nonbreeding seals !tx 



Idle and half bulls 98 



The l>.aehelors 98 



Ke jected seals 98 



The one and two year old females 99 



The losses amonf; the yonuj; seals 99 



The estimates of nonbreeding seals 99 



The lonipleted estimate tor animals ol' all classes 100 



Animals present, season ot ISitT 100 



Deilnetions for losses 100 



Animals dead, season of 1M97 100 



The valne of the estimate 101 



The true basis of enumeration 101 



('HATTER VII. — The De<i.ine oi- the Heri>: 



Rnssi.an managenn'ut 102 



( iTa<lual improvement in methods 102 



The equilibrium of the herd 102 



The beginning of decline 102 



The failure of the quota 103 



The breeding herd 103 



The quota since 18!I0 103 



Quota of 1894-95 103 



Tlie evidence of decline 104 



Abandoned grounds 104 



Their extent 104 



(irass-grown areas 104 



Time necessary to establish these areas . 105 



Photographs 105 



Between successive seasons inadequate 105 



Their value covering long periods 105 



Their record of the abandonment of territory lOG 



Their limitations _ 106 



Their relations to daily rookery lounts 106 



The true value of photographs 107 



Townsend's crosses 107 



.Shrinkage of breeding area 107 



Tolstoi sand Hat, Ardiguen, etc 107 



Decrease of dead jjups 108 



Dead pups, 189t!-97 108 



Increased mortality among the cows ^ . . 108 



The (limiui.shed (juota 108 



The decline between 1891! and 1WI7 109 



Comparative counts 109 



Actual counts 109 



Summary of percentages 110 



Decrease in the average si/e of harem 110 



The count of cows 110 



The count of pups an absolute measure 110 



Lagoon rookery Ill 



The quotas of 1896 and 1897 Ill 



The quota of 1896 fixed Ill 



The quota of 1897 indefinite Ill 



Killings for the quota, 1896-97 112-113 



