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Pelagic sealing—Continued. Page. 
a Canadian industry ---....-.... 2.2... 176 
by Indians..........---..----------.- 30, 142 
by white men ......-...-----. 2-2... 30, 143 
catch of, since 1894 .........-.--....- 215-221 
cumulative effect of .......-..-..-----. 171 
destruction of pups by.....--....-.... 
entry into Bering Sea ...............- 30, 142 
expansion of ...... 0-2-2. -.e-2. eee eee 150 
in Bering Sea ....... 202. - 2-2 eee eee 30 
Legality Of ..0ia soenies ccaeeis saeaws sonece 176 
loss from, total............--.. -------- 171 
loss since 1883. .......--....--.------6- 171 
loss under the regulations..........-.. 172 
of northwest coast........-...---.---- 146 
possible equilibrium under ............ 156 
prohibited to Americans. .......-....-. 176 
prohibition necessary -........----.--- 187 
slaughter of females ............---- 187, 189 
summary of statistics ........--....-.- 222 
vessels engaged in.........-----.---- 148, 225 
Period of equilibrium, 1871-1880. -.......-.. 102 
Personal estimates .....----------.---.---- 83 
Phoca Ursina...-.. 2-202. cece eee eae ee noes 44 
Photographs: 
of Tolstoi in 1891........--..----..---- 115 
limitations of .. 106 
relation to counts .....-.....-.----:--- 106 
value Of. ..---- -- 2-25 22-202 eee ne eee 105, 107 
Pinnipedia, the........--....---.-----e-0-- 43 
Policy of seclusion ....-...---.--+.---.---- 140 
Polovina rookery -..---..------ jeooeesinaees 37 
early estimates of .......---.---------- 82, 83 
Polygamous habits of seals .....-.--------- 119 
Population of rookeries: 
difficulty uf estimate.........-..------ 76 
fluctuation of. ........-.---.---.------ 54 
Present condition of herd............---- 90, 100 
Promiscuous nursing of pups, theory of. .. 162 
Proportion of bulls to cows...-.-.--------- 119 
Protection : 
proposod measures .....------- F sisieia: wield 178 
counter proposition ....--...---------- 178 
Pribilof, Gerrasim.....-.--..---------- +--+ 23 
Pribilof herd. ....--..--2----------+------ 44 
Pribilof Islands: 
ATOM Of 22. 202 ae cea e ee cone cere cee eee 31 
birds of. ..-.---------- enone ee eee eee 33 
Climate .....----2- 02 eee eens cone noes 32 
discovery of ...--.-------- +--+ +--+ -+°+ 23 
geography of.....-.--------+---+0---++ 31 
inhabitants of. .....--.-------+e--- eee 33 
latitude and longitude of......-------- 31 
mammals .....--.----- ---- ener eee eee 33 
vegetation... ..-.---0-+ --- 2-0 eee n ee nee 33 
Pups: 
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counts of, 1896 ....-...--.- +... 2-02 92 
count of, 1897 ...-.---.-... 2-22-22 -2ee 96 
dosth Of 2.42.5 /bcuaeseceeseccs peewee 70, 158 
dead unborn .......--......----...---- 160 
dependent upon milk..-......----...... 164 
estimate of starved......---..-..---- 169, 170 
@XCeSS OVE COWS ....-. 2-2-2222 ae eee 92, 96 
excursions of.......------2-----.eeeene 69 
Killing Of wsasidesic ve ceceweneesicccencse 25, 124 
Play Of secse soos ces see eee dicedecnc sce 163 
Podding Of 22622 c0c000 seeses cuss cee. ee 68 
starvation of ...-........------------ 160, 165 
StALVING socesas: excasevecessesel sees 166, 167 
stomach examinations................. “163 
supposed feeding of .....-.-.......-..- 163 
swimming of ....--....2.----.2-------- 69 
trampling of ......-.-. 222.222.0222 - 22 115 
Pup; the 22. occstanecdev sues x eeee eee ees oe 47 
Questions still unsettled ...........-..--.. 193 
Quinan, Lieutenant, account of shooting 
BO AMS is0:o sicin waters siaiaine sfoswrcn wigeeesesiaia sinters 145 
Quota: 
anticipation of......-.-...------- ere 123 
contraction of 1876-77 and 1882-83. .... 122 
data regarding.............--2..-2---- 123 
date of filling..........---.-..------.- 123 
decrease of in 1897...............----- 108 
REINS OF oan csesniwnsececteere socewess 193 
failure of, in 1890............---...---- 103 
irregular since 1890......-...---..---.. 151 
measure of breeding herd -...-.-...... 114 
of 1871-1889 ............-.- fase zt cucannnee 88 
of 1890 and since......-.2...---..2---- 103 
Of 1894-95 . 222 wwe cen cce secenn cece ween 103 
of 1896-97........---- 88, 111, 112, 113, 209, 210 
relation to breeding herd........---... 88 
Recommendation.......----..----.-------. 191 
Recounts of live pups.....-...-----.....-- 109 
Report, divisions of ......-.-..-.--.-----.- 19 
Reef driveway ....-------------e-0 +--+ 2005 129 
Reef rookery .... 2.2.02 caccee ceceae ceenes 38 
Regulations of Paris award..........-... 143, 234 
adapted to work of sealers -........... 181 
effect Of... cce--ee-- ee eeee Nidlalcloia einvsjeisrets 30 
failure of. .....+200,----+ ee 222 eee eee 182 
obligations of...-....---.-.-.--------- 183 
purpose of ......-----------+-----. +265 183 
revision not adequate ..........-...--. 187 
trial period of.......-----..---..------ 182 
Rejected seals .... 2.0. e202. seen eee eee enee- 98 
BEING . 200 ee nne seen wenn eee cee cece cee 124 
Remedy for decline..............------+--- 187 
Remipedia ........---- c2eeee cen e cence ee eens 43 
Revised census of 1896.....--...----.------ 95 
Revision of early estimates: 
Of 1872-1874... oc eee eee wane wen eenee 88, 89 
Of 1895..,0..i0< -iccawssecrcamecs Seas te sees 86 
