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Upper Zapadnie. — The view from Station 8 is too distant for satisfac- 

 tory comparison, but reduced numbers are apparent. In pliotographs 

 9 and 10 it will be noticed tliat some old bulls in the rear of the rook- 

 eries were unable to form harems, and in photograph 10 the continuity 

 of the patch of seals near the sea is broken. In general there has been 

 a shrinkage in territory and a marked reduction in numbers. 



ST. GEORGE ISLAND. 



North rooTcery. — Photograph 2 illustrates, on a small scale, the absorp- 

 tion of the r.Tiiall harems in the rear into the main body of the rookery 

 nearer the sea — the result of lessened numbers. This ground, when 

 counted July 18, contained 110 females. 



Little East roolcery. — There is here a decrease and a shrinkage in area, 

 indicated to some extent in the photograph. 



East roolcery. — A very perceptible reduction in numbers. 



Starry Arteel roolcery. — A great reduction in numbers, with conse- 

 quent abandonment of the high ground in the rear. 



Zapadnie roolcery. — The change here is shown on the chart. The 

 rookery has diminished in numbers and extent. The present condition 

 of the rookery is well shown by a new photograph from Station H. 



List of the charts showing the outlines of the rookeries on the Pribilof Islands, July, 1895. 



ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



Northeast Point rookery ■ July 24, Chart A 



Polavina rookery I nly 24, Chart B 



Ketavie and Liikannon rookeries July 16, Chart C 



Reef and Garbotch rookeries July 21, Chart D 



Tolstoi and Lagoon rookeries Inly 23, Chart E 



Zapadnie and English Bay rookeries July 20, Charts F and G 



ST. GEORGE ISLAIS . 



Starry Arteel rookery i July 19, Chart H 



North rookery July 18, Chart I 



East and Little East rookeries July 18, Chart .J 



Zapadnie rookery July 19, Chart K 



List of the phoUxiraphs of the seal rookeries on the Pribilof Islands taken in July, 1895, by 

 N. B. Miller and C. H. Townsend, shotving the dates on which they tvere made. 



ST. GEORGE ISLAND. 



Starry Arteel rookery July 18 (N. B. M.) 



North rookery July 18 (N. B. M.) 



Little East rookery July 18 (N. B. M.) 



East rookery July 18 (N. B. M.) 



Zapadnie rookery July 19 (C. H. T.) 



ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



Northeast Point rookery July 24 (C.H. T.) 



Little Polavina rookery July 24 (C.H. T.) 



Polavina rookery July 26 (N. B. M.) 



Lukannon rookery July 20 (N. B. M.) 



Ketavie rookery..' July 20 (N. B. M.) 



Eeef rookery July 20 (N. B. M.) 



Lagoon rookery .July 27 (C.H. T.) 



Tolstoi rookery July 24 (N.B. M.) 



Lower Zapadnie rookery July 20 (C.H. T.) 



Zapadnie rookery July 20 (C. H. T. ) 



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