570 THE FUK SEALS OF THE PBHULOF ISLANDS. 



MR. LUCAS'S NOTES. 



I secure iiud dissect a dead pup ou Lukaniii lookery, tiiuliuji it to l)e a clear case 

 of death troin I'lieinKrin. (The results ot dissections of dead pups from (hiy to day 

 will be given under Mr. Lucas's discussion of "Causes of mortality.") 



MR. GREELEY'S NOTE ON NORTH ROOKERY. 



Cow died .July li-, from unknown cause. (3on(ained a fetus four or live moiitiis 

 along'. She has probably had one pup, as she was in milk. It was i)robably a case of 

 superfetation. 



JULY 25. 



Mr. Lucas and I went to Lukauiu rookery to get dead pups. We were not very 

 successful. The bulls and even the cows stand their ground very determinedly. Two 

 [)Ups weie secured, one of whi(th, however, was too much decomposed for dissection. 



One pup picked up supposed to be dead was simply a piisoner attached by an 

 unusually strong umbilical cord to the placenta. There are a large number of dead 

 pups under the cliffs, which have been watched so constantly. Notwithstanding the 

 close watch, no deaths have been seen to result from tram|)liug. One of the dead i)ups 

 is lying under the shelter of an overhanging rock — a position in which it could not 

 possibly have been trami)led. A pod of pups lay about this rock for some time. They 

 have now moved back. 



Messrs. Farmer and Warren ariived this evening on the Ixii.sh, reporting that Dr. 

 Jordan and the rest of the party will reach St. Paul on tlie 2Sth. The others have 

 stoi)])ed tor a few days at St. George. 



A (-ountof the live i)Lips on Little Kast rookery of St. George was made today by 

 Dr. Jordan and 1,190 found. For these pups only 239 cows were present. 



JULY 26. 



MR. ADAMS'S NOTES. 



There were 463 cows on the Amphitheater in ryS harems. At the water's edge 

 under the cliffs of Lukanin a cow with her right eye torn out was seen. The wound 

 was fiesh. 



One case of copulation was witnessed on Lukanin. Among the typical harems 

 which have been counted daily is a new one formed siiu-.e yesterday by a young gray 

 bull. It has 2 cows, one of which has not yet had her pup. 



Four dead pups are lying in a group under the cliff at the southern side of the 

 Amphitheater. A number of small seals, i)resuiuably yearlings, are playing with the 

 pups at the water's edge. 



A drive was made tliis morning from Zipadiii and 514 killed ; 4!ll large and .S:(i 

 small seals were turned back from the drive. One hundred skins averaged S.23 

 pounds each. 



NOTED BY DR. JORDAN ON NORTH ROOKERY^, ST. GEORGE. 



Asnuill 2 year old cow was seen among a imd of pups receiving no attention from 

 any bull. l'ui)s are playing in little pools of water. Four fresh placenta' were seen, 

 and 1 pup dragging a placenta. 



