tetEPHANT-SteALS OF KERGUELEIS' LA^b. 443 



with their scarcity which rendered any venture on a large scale 

 unprofitable, even after a close period of ten years, it is doubtful 

 whether the Elephant-Seals of Kerguelen Land would be pre- 

 served from extinction, sickness and the dangers of migration 

 being important factors threatening the lives of the young seals. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 

 Plate I. 



Fig. 1. Young Bulls fighting. 



2. A Bull with inflated proboscis. 



3. The Challenger. 



4. Bull with deflated proboscis. 



Plate II. 



Fig. 1. Elephaiit-Seal calling. 



2. Young Elephant-Seals resting on the slopes above the beaches. 



