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CHAPTER IV.—THE Fur Seat or Sea BEAR—Continued. Page. 
The categories of seals—Continned. . 
Pherfemial e isiasaercicial scene aie sd vic s eink sialvseebiswelessauia ee see eeanaaGewsar 46 
The bachelor aciisias vases. oss sek cememersmamns ote gene que eaeemse ene 46 
‘The-hialf Dua ais ox ccc serciceciae c's ak ceow sens watndeae dha Seek tae smeared 47 
The idle: bulb wives cde soe swe see semhd satecareees denis we cone caeeesceas 47 
The yearlings and virgins. ........-22. 2... .-2020 eee ee eee eee ee eee 47 
The pups ...-.......-.. emeiaMNnsaes eb kee teem seeGeesseteved seeds 47 
The migrations of the seals ........-- 2-2 22.22. eee ee eee eee ee eee wee 47 
Their summer movements. ....... 22. 2-6. ee eee ee eee eee eee eee eee 47 
The limits of migration 48 
Its course and duration ...........-. sea nisiels eeeietinexeiios Meee st ste 2 wee 48 
CHAPTER V.—Tue DalLy LirE OF THE ROOKERIES: 
: The arrival at the islands. ...... 22-22. 122-2. eee eee eee cee eee 49 
The: mal Sijsreiesecetevie a ceniadata a aes e saben soe eae oeee sRemes 49 
Date of earliest arrivals -......... 22-200 eee cee ee eee eee eee ees 49 
The oldest come first ..ccessccanee pas neces secees voneeeee ewes eee see 49 
‘The bachelors .......--- 2.2022 222 eee cece ee cee eneeneees Boh es Sled 50 
Statistics of killings ..o0 sie cicssccwcwee ses calsewe teegseedeccuecss vee 50 
Beginning of the sealing season....-.....--..----- 2.2220 ---- 2 eee eee 50 
The arrival of the COWS. ......---. 0.2200 cee eee cece eee eee eee 51 
Their incoming gradual. ............ 2-22. -.-- eeeeee cee eee eee eee 51 
Their arrival not the occasion of fighting.........-....-..2.--.------ 52 
The method of landing ........----.-. 22-2 0-2-0 ee ee cee ee eee eee 52 
Massed rookery formation. ........-.--.- .2-- eee eee eee ee ee ee eee 52 
Daily rookery counts ....-....-.-------- 0222-1 eee ee eee ee eee ee eee 53 
Synopsis of Kitovi rookery 53 
The height of the season............-.---------- 2+ eee eee eee eee aires 53 
Fluctuation of population -.....-. 2.2.0... 2-2. eee ee eee ee eee eee 54 
Amphitheater of Kitovi ...-......-. 222-220-2020 eee eee eee eee eee is 54 
Increase of families... :<:.2:0:0005 00 ccnees sos soe eee eeenesaecasaecas exes 54 
What the height of the season means......-.-...-.---- 2-22 -2-2--e eee - 5A 
The period currently misunderstood.......-.-.---- 22-0 e202 eee eee eee 55 
The birth of the pup 55 
The feeding of the cows 5d 
Swimming seals -...2.2. 2-25 s2e.cas sec de civesien eee ted dine ne secdew sem aecien 5d 
The seal digests its food in the water. -...........---------.---.---- 56 
The evidence of the pups ....-.. .--- 2. 0. eee eee eee eee ee eee 56 
The fasting of the seals. ....-...------------ +--+ 2222 ee eee eee ee eee 57 
The Harem ccs ecemsiniecscisese.g nena ew nee wineaaened bee daw maces eam 57 
Large harems. ..-...-.------ 222 2222s eee erence eee eee eee eee 5T 
Harem sizes...--..------------- Beas i2 cca eees Bene Lak Kae a Madera A aetciets 58 
Harem discipline. .......-.. Cichenede da anedaehemon saad came keweneas 5 58 
The departure of the cOWS....-...-.2- -22- ene eee cee eee eee eee 58 
Methods of discipline. .........--.-----. ---- 25 eee nee ee cee eee 59 
The fighting of the bulls....-.--....----------------- 2222+ eee eee eee 59 
The early fighting overestimated 59 
No fighting over arriving cows... .......--.--- 222-2. eee cence eee ees 60 
Fighting influenced by sexual instinct..............0...---.--2.---- 60 
Manner of fighting <i... .0000 sees wee wiseienc satcccceasicne see sep eee eves 6L 
Real fightin gs cccoce cine dies eee seeisiee sees eeucaermagaieme nie e's 4 se ves 61 
The treatment of the cows.......--.---..--- eee eee eee eee eee eee eee 61 
The wounds of the fur seal. ........---. 2-2-2 22-2 cece ee eee eee eee 62 
The instinct for fighting.................2.2..2.---+-- paves eons cae 62 
The noise of the rookeries .....-.-. 220+. .2e ee. cee e ee eee en eee eee 63 
The sleeping staleicecescossae aes ss costs eseeseceseees sees x mince 63 
