I70 BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



LAGOON ROOKERY, ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



This rookery occupies the front of a wall-like reef composed of rounded bowlders which have been 

 forced by the ice from tlie shallow bay called Village Cove, partially shutting off a lagoon from the sea. 

 Lagoon was once an extensive rookery, but is now almost abandoned. 



On June 23, when Lagoon rookery was first inspected, it contained two young and five old bulls, 

 one of which had two cows. Seven bulls were present on July 2 and on July iS there were eight harem 

 bulls and two young bulls. The count of pups on July 29 showed that 375 pups were bom there. 



There is at present no hauling ground near Lagoon Rookery. 



TOLSTOI ROOKERY, ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



This rookery occupies a continuous stretch nearly a mile long on the eastern shore of English Bay. 

 The ground occupied is mainly a rocky beach, but in some places the harems extend part way up the 

 steep slope which flanks the grassy bluffs of Tolstoi Head. At the northern end of the rookery a 

 number of harems occupy a considerable portion of a broad sand flat upon which scattered rocks were 

 placed some years ago. The soutliern part of the rookery is sometimes distinguished from the northern 

 under tlie name Tolstoi Cliffs. 



At the time of the earliest visit, on Jiuie 23, 106 harem bulls were found located on Tolstoi. These 

 were guarding a total of about 100 cows, of which 37 had pups. On June 25, 122 harem bulls were 

 counted and the number of cows had greatly increased. 



On July 18, 161 harems and 15 idle bulls were counted. In these harems were bom 9,934 pups. 



The principal hauling ground is at tlie northern end of tlie rookery. On June 23 it was estimated 

 that 800 bachelors were hauled. On July 28, 572 were counted, and after August i, although no exact 

 counts were made, it was evident that nearly or quite 1,000 were usually present. 



ZAPADNI ROOKERY, ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



This rookery lies northeast of the extremity of Zapadni Point, the western boundary of English Bay. 

 The harems occupy a stretch of rocky ledges and bowlder beaches nearly half a mile in length. When 

 first visited, on June 26, this rookery held 103 bulls, 34 of which had harems with an aggregate of about 

 100 cows. By July 18, when the official count of harems was made, there were 114 harem bullsand 24 

 idle bulls. The count of pups on this rookery showed a total of 7,625. On the several hauling grounds 

 of this rookery about 1,300 bachelors were counted on July 28. 



LITTLE ZAPADNI, ST PAUL ISLAND. 



On tlie northwest shore of English Bay and separated from Zapadni Rookery by a small sandy beach 

 lies Little Zapadni. It occupies about a half mile of rocky ledge backed by a gently rising slope. The 

 harems extend up this slope in tiers so that in places five or six are in line between the water and the 

 upper limits. 



On June 26, when tliis rookery was first visited, 68 harem bulls, 36 of which already had harems, 

 were located. On July 18, 90 harem bulls and 10 idle bulls were counted. The count of pups later 

 showed that 4,919 had been bom. On the hauling ground at the northern end of the rookery 281 

 bachelors were counted on July 28. 



ZAPADNI REEF, ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



The remnant of a rookery at one time nearly continuous with Little Zapadni is found on the northern 

 shore of English Bay. The present season it contained 3 harem bulls and i idle bull. The count of 

 pups showed that 206 were born. There are no hauling grounds in the vicinity. 



POLOVINA ROOKERY, ST. PAUL ISLAND. 



This rookery occupies a rocky point about half way between the village and the northeastern 

 extremity of the island. On June 27, when first visited, 36 harem bulls had located, and 7 of these 

 had harems, with a total of about 60 cows. At the height of the season, there were 58 harem bulls and 

 3 idle bulls. The count later showed that 3,555 pups were bom on the rookery. 



At the southern end of the rookery is a hauling ground, which on July 28 contained about 550 

 bachelors. 



