II INDEX. 
Callorhinus— Page. 
AIASCANUS aa3samsaboe de «ehcuesce se cecine = 45 
curilensis ...-....- Dra Minieia emcmuassde ace 45, 
MTSINUS: oc203 cmos wessen se coeteeae nee ce 45 
Canada: 
Interests Of .a.0-.icsimee veces taeies oot eeee 174 
objections of ....-..-..---.------------ 178 
sealing industry of .......-.----------- 176 
Canadian fur-seal catch: 
1894) .crustas wes Seis Sale ee Tent ead anes 216 
T8O5: caesag ve signe oecid heeeewerseseci 217 
1896 oen\jesaousstee tek ciiooee cases 219 
ASOT ease renga cdiateisie qh aeien vinsciaaeceacis 221 
Cape Horn seals.....-..------------------ 226 
Carcass-strewn driveways.---------------- 132 
Catastrophe of 1834......-...--.---------- 25 
Categories of seals.......----.------------ 46 
Cause of decline.......--..----.-------- 116, 150 
not killing of males...-.....---------- 123 
pelagic sealing...-.....--..----------- 153 
Census of 1896........-..---------------- 93, 213 
chief correction in......--...---------- 94 
overestimates in.-...---...----------- 94 
revised table of......-----.---------- 96, 213 
TOVISION: Of vee o222 see seweendedeseesceee 93 
Census of 1897.......-----.----.------ 96, 97, 213 
Census of breeding seals, tentative— 
for St. George....-.---.--------------- 91 
for’ Sts Pal oui: veda coreecine weeiees gaeaied 91 
Chinese markets, standards of........-.--- 25 
Clark, George A.-.-..-------------------- 18, 109 
Closeseason ....---..---------- +2202 ----- 30, 181 
Closed ONG sae. ceeeee ce cessesewssiicne aoe = 30, 181 
Commander Islands: 
Giscovery Of s20 0. cceccecssssecescsccnes 23 
driveways of.......----..----- 22-2 eee 130 
suggested migration to....-....---.---. 134 
Commission, the ..--....----..---.-------- 17 
Comparative census, 1896-97 ...........-.- 213 
Conclusions, summary of..........---.--.- 184 
Condition of herd: 
Past csceee ces ons oseves Si tieesieldis raya Sed 75 
PYIOSONt a6. cs cue te ecce mee wewosesiss... 90 
Conference of experts..........--..----. 188, 240 
findings Of; 2220 s2eesseessce ses sce 188, 241 
Counts of cows and pups: 
VS9B cies canes wiscnnmescisidacicinie eects 92 
1B9F eames tacices eee ecewmetane eas 96 
COUNT IN.1895 secccweweecececiewe scusass 85, 86 
COW 5 MO scteieine sain tetas see sien cds cleccticiestes dans 46 
Cows: 
daily counts of.-.--.-.-----.------ 51, 53, 212 
dead)... sess coke seer eens aaeeesascesccc 62 
departure Of o... 22. )cosecedsecesiesvas 58 
FOCGING OF ek Soe vee as Bec icpeeeate cictcls 55 
increased mortality in 1897.......-... 62, 108 
landing of ......---.-------.------- 51, 52, 60 
treatment by bulls.-....--...----.22-. 61 
Custom-house examination of skins ....... 155 
Daily counts of 1897 ........----- 51, 52, 58, 54, 212 
Dall, Dr. W. H., notes of_........---.------ 26 
Dawson, Dr. G. M...--.------------------- 116 
Dead pups: 
COUDLS Of 3. 20-222% ee se enews cece dees 213, 214 
decrease of, in 1897........---.-------- 108 
early death of....-...-------..-.------ 70, 166 
eaten by foxes ..........-..------.+-4- 167 
losB'of bodies. = -\-.s:21-4 252026 -ciescicce ses 167 
on St: Patil: soes peeead -eericeticieek sacs 168, 169 
on St. George....-.---------.----- 71, 168, 169 
on death traps ..----.----- 2.2. -------- 70 
removal Ofvecessxs esc: geeceecenesees 170 
total for 1896..-..-..-.-..------------- 70, 169 
Death traps: 
contrasted counts .....-..--------.--.. 108 
TP6COLd Of: ee020 zeseeeceereeaeecceseeeses 70 
Decline: 
beginning Of o.o2052 2242s e deaee oceee= 102, 150 
COUSO°OL 22 sen oceeeceeseei dees edeezee one 115 
evidence Of. 22 .2.222ce2 veieesescdeeen ss 104 
history Of sew sceecevevaees exe sesyessis 102 
in quota of 1897....-..-.. Vesneeeseasex 108 
percentages of .......--.---.-----.---- 110 
total extent of ......-.---.---.---2---- 114 
Defectiveskins2.a200 vecedereexeseserestses 121 
Discovery and exploration ...-..----...... 23 
Discipline of the harem .......-.........-- 58, 59 
Dora Siewerd, cruises of .........-..------- 155 
Drive; thesvsts cucesaneneecseneseenedecc cs 117 
Driving: 
animal driven.... 222.2222. --2-2------- 127 
PLOCOSS Of secu sewer cee rdeesceteccceee 126 
Drives: 
absence of sexual injury .....----.---- 133 
Ame@ricania222eep i ides eeve ct eecececedce 128 
care exercised on..---.-..-.-..2--.--.- 131 
comparison of......--..-----.-...-.-.- 130 
fatalities on...-.. 22222222222. eee eee 132 
from Northeast Point.......-....-.--.- 128 
from Reels svidcecd tariaseniccceecees 117, 129 
not a factor in decline................. 133 
on Commander Islands .............--. 130 
RUSSIAN i550 Wels vads caihe yoedis ean wesc 128 
shortening of....._.-......-.2.2.--22.-- 129 
Early rookery estimates— 
Of T8095 os-p2ceiezcnses feiseneaeee an ccKe 17 
of 1872-1874... 2.222... e ee ee eee ieee 17 
OL 1886 sass pecan oekes ekcenuecee seeks 84 
Of TS90 2 2 eco 22a cee teed memes teases 84 
OF L805 i eaiecitceeeeesaca tacm ven etecs 85, 86, 87 
reconstruction of...............2..02-- 88, 89 
valle Of. . 2000 seie ceed cons secnes 82, 84, 86, 88 
East rookery....2...2-22..2.. 0002 J ecee nese 42 
Effect of pelagic sealing...-.....-......... 153 
