If) 



11. L(i(ioO)i. — A long, narrow reef of coarse bowlders separating the shallow village 

 bay or harbor Irom the suit lagoon. It is lined with fnr seal families, bnt has no 

 importance as a hauling ground. It is in ])laiii sight and hearing of the village, to 

 which fact its inhabitants show utter indirt'erence. 



12. Tohtni {thick). — This rookery extends from the tip of Tolstoi Mys or headland 

 for a long distance on the east side of English Hay. The northern jiortion of Tolstoi 

 rookery encroaches on the broad sand Ihir of Middle Hill on the north side of Kng- 

 lish Bay. The southern portion of 'J'olstoi lies along the base of considerable cliffs, 

 ■which at Tolstoi Head become precipitous, leaving no room for harems. Behind 

 Tolstoi rises a steep, rocky slojie, n\> the sides of which the rookery extends. The 

 saud tlat of Tohstoi is more densely covered by fur seals than any other part of the 

 island. In the height of the Ijreeding season this crowded area is the scene of con- 

 stant brawls among the t?nlls, and the nnml)er of trampled pups found here is greater 

 than on any other rookery. On the whole, Tolstoi is the most interesting of the 

 rookeries. The view Irom above is \ ery pictures(]ue, and there is greater variety in 

 the conditions of life offered by it. 



13. Zapadiii ((ccs/er/y).— This rookery, the second in size on the islands, extends 

 along the west side of English Bay, from the high and vertical Zapadni headland, as 

 far as the beginning of the sands of Middle Hill. The main part of the rookery is 

 a gentle rocky slope with irregular surface and ragged coast line, the seals in many 

 places closely massed in shallow gullies ("death traps" for pups). To the east, 

 across a narrow sand flat, at the nnnitli of a little brook, the brow of a rocky hill la 

 occupied by Little Zapadni, an interesting rookery of small size. Then along the 

 coarse b(iwkler8 of English Bay is a long strip with isolated patches of fur seals, 

 here recorded as Zapadni Eeef. The sandy shores of English Bay, below Middle 

 Hill, often lined with bulls or bachelors, separate Zapadni Keef from Tolstoi sands. 



11. Miiruuichen {personal name). — A small rookery on the north shore, long since 

 abandoned. 



15. Jiohrori. — Qn Otter Island, 6 miles to the south of St. Paul, the bachelors often 

 haul out. This year a single breeding hai'em was found there. 



ST. GEORCil':. 



The rookeries on 8t. George are much smaller than the larger ones of St. Paul and 

 less varied in character, lying mostly along broken cliffs, basaltic columns, and 

 bowlder-strewn slopes. These are the following, beginning with the southwest: 



1. Zapadni. — On the southwest shore, at Zapadni Bay, on the rocky beach and the 

 ascending rocky benches of a low hill. 



2. Starai/a j'rtil {old camp). — A very picturesque rookery, ascending the even 

 slope of a long hill, close to the edge of a considerable cliff'. 



3. Sortli {Sevenioye). — A large rookery, along the north shore of the island, to the 

 Avest of the village of St. George. 



4. Little East. — A very small rookery, just east of St. George village, on a bowlder- 

 strewn slope. 



5. East. — A larger rookery, scattered along the eastern part of the north shore of 

 the island. 



VII. CENSUS OP THE ROOKERIES. 



A PHYSICAL IMrOSSIBILITY. 



In the general report the details of our attempt at a census of the seal rookeries 

 "will be given. It is sufficient to say that a conii)lete and accurate census is a phys- 

 ical impossibility. Any approach to it would have been impossible before the present 

 depleted condition of the rookeries was reached. 



THE SOLE ACCURATE BASIS. 



The only accurate basis of computation is a count of pups. For many reasons 

 this is very dititicult to make, and on the larger rookeries it could only be successful 

 at the risk of smothering and trainx>ling many of them. Any count of pups is 

 possible only during a short period, from about the 10th to the 20th of August. 

 Before the former date the rookeries can not be entered for this purpose on account 

 of the resistance of the bulls. After the latter date the pups have learned to swim 

 well, a large percentage are in the water all the time, and many wander to great 

 distances away from the rookery. 



COUNTING OF LIVE PUPS. 



The live pups have been counted on Kitovi, Lagoon, Zapadni, Reef, Tolstoi cliffs, 

 Polovina cliffs, Ardiguen, parts of Vostochni and Morjovi, and on Little East 

 rookery of St. George. 



