POXES KILLED ON- COMMANDER ISLANDS. 



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time to recuperate; The importance of the hunt is also shown and the relative 

 scarcity of the white phase : 



Number of foxes Mlled on Bering and Copper islands, 1871-1883. 



For the sake of completeness, I also present some figures relating to foxes taken 

 from Savitch's Otchet, 1893. Like the sea-otter -tables, they show some marked 

 discrepancies, but the above table, which was furnished me by the late George 

 Ohernick, is to be trusted : 



Foxes killed on Commander Islands, 1847-1861 and 1868-1891 (accm-ding to Savitoh). 



The blue fox catch on Copper Island for 1896 amounted to 994 skins, as follows -. 



Killed 



Sound dead, January-March 

 I'onnd dead, Novegiber 



Total 



Males. Females. Total, 



515 



n 



5 



452 

 9 

 2 



967 



20 



7 



994 



