LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 
Sea-Otter - Frontispiece 
Sketch-Map showing Distribution of the Sea- 
Otter ----- facing page 1 
Kurilsky Ainu : Natives of Rashau - - ,, 14 
Kurilsky Ainu : “ Yurt ” - „ 14 
Types of Yezo and Yetorup Ainu - - ,, 20 
Some Yetorup Ainu Implements - - ,, 28 
Kurilsky Ainu : Boat - - - ,, 28 
“ Running ” a Sea-Otter - - ,, 44 
Airing Sea-Otter Skins - - ,, 44 
Sea-Otter Skins on Frames, and “ Pup ” - ,, 50 
Three-quarter-Grown Sea-Otter - - ,, 50 
A “ School” of Sea-Otters - - ,, 60 
Sea-Otter with “ Pup ” - - - ,, 60 
My First Bear 64 
Nell catching Salmon-Trout - - ,, 64 
Entrance to Anama Bay, Shikotan - ,, 122 
An Otter-Hunter’s Grave, Shikotan - ,, 122 
“ Old Joe ” at the Wheel - - - ,, 136 
The “ Watch ” on Deck ,, 136 
In Little Kuril Strait : June - - ,, 148 
Gull Rock, Makanrushir - - - ,, 148 
Otter-Hunting Schooner and Boat - - ,, 198 
Schooners “ Nemo ” and “ Adele ” - - ,, 198 
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