Plate 1 . 



A (Jrav/mg fium natuii; by the autho 



A Group or Harem of Fur Seals iCuliorhinns uniimis), Saint Paul Island, 

 July 13, 1890. 



Old bulls r feet long, weight 100 to fHH) pouiiils; adult females 1 feet louff, weight 80 to 100 pounds, 

 'riiese old bulls have been here without leaviiiK their stations for a moment since the ."jth to aoth 

 of May; they will have reduced their wei>;ht to less than iKH) or 2r)0 pounds by the end of this 

 month; the females feed at frequent intervals and never lose their weight. 



