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THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



Record of the catch of fur seals and of the number of each sex taken daih/ by the sealing schooner Bora Siewerd 

 during a cruise in Bering Sea in August and September, 1895, as determined by A. B. Alexander. 



1895. 



Aug. 1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 14 

 15 

 15 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



Mal^. 



(a) 



females. 



Total. 



8 



42 



19 



45 



7 



13 



8 



16 



7 



20 



55 



73 



79 



89 



12 



15 



16 



30 



«8 



99 



(a) 



12 



57 



85 



1 



2 



2 



4 



67 



111 



57 



69 



1895. 



Aug. 22 



24.... 

 26.... 

 27.... 

 28.... 

 31.... 

 Sept. 1.... 



2.... 



8.... 



9.... 

 10.... 

 15. .. 

 20. .. 



Total 



Males. 



12 

 10 

 62 

 68 

 14 



5 

 120 



6 



4 

 5 

 16 

 4 



583 



Feuiales. 



32 



11 



95 



78 



43 



6 



216 



4 



3 



5 



12 



8 



6 



982 



Total. 



44 



21 



157 



146 



57 



11 



336 



10 



10 



9 



17 



24 



10 



1,577 



aOn August 15 twelve skins were taken, of which the sexes were not determinea. 



Approximate ages of the seals and the number of nnrsing females taken during the cruise of the sealing 

 schooner Dora Siewerd in Boring Sea in August and September, 1S05, based upon examinations made by 

 A. B. Alexander. 





Stales. 



Females. 



Number 



Number 



1895. 



Males. 1 Females. 



Number 

 of nurs- 

 ing 

 females. 



Number 



1895. 



Numhcr 

 taken. 



Age. 



Number 

 taken. 



Age. a 



females 



not exam- 

 ined. 



Number 

 taken. 



Age. 



N umber 

 taken. 



Age. a 



not exam- 

 ined. 



Aug. 1 



3 

 21 

 10 

 18 

 8 

 6 



Yeart. 

 5 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 2 



3 to 5 



5 



3 



Years. 



ad. 



2 



5 





Aug. 20 

 21 



22 



24 

 26 



27 



28 



31 



Sej.t. 1 



2 



8 



9 

 10 

 15 

 20 



35 

 9 

 5 

 4 

 3 



12 



Years. 



4 

 5 

 4 

 3 



4 



67 



Years. 

 ad. 



62 















54 

 3 



ad. 

 2 



48 







., 



17 

 2 

 6 



1 

 4 

 4 



7 



ad. 



2 

 ad. 



2 

 ad. 



2 

 ad. 



17 







■ 









3 



6 





28 



4 



11 



92 



3 



ad. 



ad. 

 ad. 



2 



28 













4 



5 



3 

 12 



1 

 1 

 8 

 9 

 10 



4 



5 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 4 

 3 

 3 t«5 



4 





10 



50 



12 



65 



3 



14 



5 



119 



1 







5 



2 



4 



5 



4 to 5 



3 



3 to 4 



4 to 5 

 3 to 5 

 3 to 5 



3 to 4 



4 to 5 

 4 to 5 



1 

 2 to 3 



ii 



05 









72 



g 



6 











78 j ad. 



74 



60 



10 



55 



ad. 



47 



.......... 









43 1 ad. 



6 ad. 



216 ad. 



37 



4 



80 

















11 



70 

 9 

 9 

 3 



16 



ad. 



2 

 ad. 



2 

 ad. 



50 



24 



156 



12 



2 



1 



4 

 5 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 4 



9 





4 - ail. 



3 

 3 









3 



ad. 





14 ; 12 



16 









2 

 27 

 4 





3 



2 

 11 



1 

 8 



ad. 



lto2 



. ad. 



1 



ad. 



3 





15 



60 



8 



1 



57 



2 

 ad. 

 ad. 



58 













5 



2 to 4 



11 



... 



16 









17 



20 

 8 



1 

 2 



4 

 5 

 3 

 4 



35 





14 

 2 

 3 

 1 



2 to 3 



4 to 5 



3 



5 



3 













18 



1 

 2 



ad. 

 ad. 



1 

 2 





6 



ad. 







19 





















aAU females above 2 yourH old are ulassod na adults, "ad." 



