. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. THE HEAL ''; 195 Act of Congress passed in 1870 fur the protection of the Pribylov Islands the extent of the preserved waters is not definitely specified —the phrase " and the waters adjacent thereto " being employed. Our dogs were unharnessed and tied up, and, taking the precaution of keeping well to leeward, we walked down to inspect the rookery. Although familiar wit
. The cruise of the Marchesa to Kamschatka & New Guinea : with notices of Formosa, Liu-Kiu, and various islands of the Malay archipelago. Marchesa (Schooner yacht); Natural history; Natural history. THE HEAL ''; 195 Act of Congress passed in 1870 fur the protection of the Pribylov Islands the extent of the preserved waters is not definitely specified —the phrase " and the waters adjacent thereto " being employed. Our dogs were unharnessed and tied up, and, taking the precaution of keeping well to leeward, we walked down to inspect the rookery. Although familiar with the description of a former visitor, I confess that I was utterly unprepared for the sight that. SLEDGE DOGS. met my eyes. For a distance of about three-quarters of a mile along the coast was spread a seething black mass of animal life, the individuals of which seemed ahnost "as the sand upon the sea-shore for ; There were, we were told, about seventy thousand of them, but had our informant said seven hundred thousand I do not think I should have been astonished. Beyond a certain limit the eye is incapable of estimating nmnbers. Ex- cepting in the case of the hmnan species, I had never before seen such an enormous collection of living creatures gathered together. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Guillemard, F. H. H. (Francis Henry Hill), 1852-1933. London : J. Murray
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