526 THE FUR SEALS OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. 



JUNE 19. 



Mr. Adams reports that the cow seen for the first time at 9.45 yesterday morning 

 on the Amphitheater had a pup at 9 o'clock this morning. He noted no further change. 

 I visited the observation points and saw a cow land on Lukanin at 11.30. 'V^hen first 

 noticed she was preening herself on a rock in the little bight. Almost at the same 

 instant there was a splash and a bull seized her and forced her on shore. She tried 

 to escape, but was unable to do so. 



In the afternoon Mr. Macouri reported a similar capture, where the bull deliber- 

 ately left his single cow and swam out for the incoming cow, securing her and adding 

 her to his harem. A singular thing about all this is the utter absence of trickery on 

 the part of the neighboring bulls. They do not seem to be jealous of the success of 

 those which obtain cows and do not take any unfair advantage of them. 



In the evening 1 new cow was seen in the Amphitheater, but otherwise no change. 

 An increased number of bachelors are on the hauling ground of Lukanin. Tbey 

 extend to the top of the hill. 



JUNE 20. 



I went to Kitovi this morning and found 1 new cow. The Amphitheater has 46 

 bulls, 8 cows, and 3 pups. 



Under the cliff at Lukanin a harem which had but 1 cow last night at 9 o'clock 

 has now 3 cows. A cow which had no pup last night at 9 o'clock now has one; time, 

 10.30. This cow was first seen at 9 o'clock on the morning of the 18th. 



While watching on the cliff I saw a cow land. She swam along tlje shore back 

 and forth for some time. She snapped viciously at the bachelors which attempted to 

 play with her. Finally she landed and climbed up the rocks toward a sleeping bull 

 with a single cow. The bull saw her and started after her. She escaped into the 

 water and swam about for five minutes until the bull went to sleep again. Then she 

 landed on the rocks at the same spot and cautiously made her way to a position 

 beside the cow. In a few minutes the bull awoke and greeted the newcomer, going to 

 sleep again. 



GORBATCH. 



A cow was seen to land on Gorbatch at 1.45 on June 17 by Mr. Adams. He 

 visited the rookery this morning at 11 o'clock and she had no pup. At 3 o'clock 

 I found her with a pup, evidently just born. The time between the arrival and 

 delivery of this cow is therefore very definitely known and is practically 72 hours. 



I made a count of the bulls on Gorbatch rookery and found 335. These are all 

 such bulls as would be classed as harem masters or idle bulls, not young bulls. 

 It will be possible to note how many of these bulls are idle in the height of the 

 season and so obtain a check on the count that is to be made then. The count of 

 the bulls can now be made with much less disturbance than would result later in 

 the season and can therefore be made more thorough. 



No count of cows was made. One harem was seen which contained 6 cows, the 

 largest seen since the visit to Zapadni. A cow was seen with her breast streaming 

 with blood. Another was seen with a hole bitten in her back from which the blood 

 was oozing. Her bull was watching her closely and treating her roughly. 



A pup was seen to wake up and cry. It was lying beside a bull which has no 

 cow, nor was any cow nearer than the wounded one noted above. Very soon this 



