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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



During the first day sixty to seventy were killed, and similar 

 results often followed. To shoot more at one time was inadvis- 

 able. An average of forty per day was considered good, and this 

 allowed time to ship and " speck," i.e. take the blubber from the 

 skin. 



The finest herd we visited just before leaving the island. 

 In all there were twenty-four magnificent animals, roughly 

 averaging 19 ft. in length. For the first time, in 904 Seals, 

 I saw the rugged nose of "Anson's plate," figured in Mose- 

 ley's 'Challenger Notes' (p. 201). The plate of Leseur, repro- 

 duced on p. 202 of the same work, does not quite agree with the 





Disturbed rest. The rear animal is in the act of roaring : the one with the 

 convex back exhibits the inflated nose-bladder: the nearest animal is 

 sleeping. 



animals noticed by us in respect to the eyebrow bristles. The 

 "Elephants" here have no conspicuous eyebrow, but rather have 

 the cheek-hairs more developed than this plate exhibits. Before 

 introducing ourselves I noticed one great " Elephant " take a 

 short cut over another, and a quarrel arose. Both growled and 

 stood partly supported by their shoulder flippers. Another dis- 

 agreement arose elsewhere, but it seems to me there is more bark 

 than bite, as animosity is quickly lost in sleep. One unfortunate 

 animal had a badly torn nose, in all probability a dental evidence 





