THE SEALS OF THE WEDDELL SEA. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE I. 



Fig. 1. Sea-leopard (Stenorhynchus leptonyx) (length = 13 ft. 6 in.), on board the s.s. Balxna, off Graham 

 Land, 1892. Mr W. G. Bum Murdoch seated. (This is the first photograph ever taken of a Sea-leopard.) 

 Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Sea-leopard on The Beach, Jessie Bay, South Orkneys. Photo by J. H. H. Pirie. 



PLATE II. 



Fig. 1. The Lobodon or Crab-eater Seal (Lobodon carcinophaga). Adult with unmottled coat in fore- 

 ground. Young behind, showing mottled coat. W. Smith del. and photo. 



Fig. 2. The Lobodon or Crab-eater Seal. Young, showing mottled coat. W. Smith del. and photo. 



PLATE III. 



Fig. 1. Ross Seal (Ommatophoca rossi) and Dr Pirie on board the Scotia. Photo by W. S. Brace. 

 Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddelli), male, off Coats Land, Antarctica. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE IV. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal on ice in Ellessen Harbour, Lewthwaite Strait, or Spencer's Straits. Photo by 

 W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (male) on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. A usual attitude during 

 sleep. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE V. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seals on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 

 Fig. 2. Weddell Seal (waking up) on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. 

 Bruce. 



PLATE VI. 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal off Coats Land. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Sea elephant Seal (Macrorhinm leoninus) at South Georgia. Photo lent by T. E. Salvesen. 

 Fig. 3. Weddell Seals on beach of Mossman Peninsula, Scotia Bay. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 

 Fig. 4. Weddell Seal and young, about three days old, Scotia Bay, South Orkneys. Photo by 

 W. S. Bruce. 



PLATE VIL 



Fig. 1. Weddell Seal (Leptonychotes weddelli) and newly-born young, Scotia Bay, South Orkneys. 

 Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 2. Weddell Seal, with young two or three weeks old, Scotia Bay, South Orkneys. Photo by 

 R. N. R. Brown. 



Fig. 3. Young Weddell Seal, one day old. Photo by W. S. Bruce. 



Fig. 4. Young Weddell Seal, two days old. Photo by R. N. R. Brown. 



