Despatch from Professor D'Arcy Thompson Forwarding a Report on His Mission to Behring Sea in 1897: In Continuation of "United States No. 3 (1897)" : Presented to Both Houses of Parliament by Command of Her Majesty : January 1898 |
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13th August actually American animal Ardiguen areas Arrival assisted August average beach beginning Behring Sea births branded breeding catch cause cent Clark clear comparison considerable count of pups cows Date dead pups deaths decrease diminution discrepancy drives East evidence fact females figures fluctuations former George Island greater gully harems herd Hill idle bulls importance increase Jordan July June Ketavie killed Lagoon land lastly least leaving less limits Live Pups loss Lucas Lukannon Macoun matter measure Messrs Middle mortality North North-east Point observations obtain parasite passed patch Paul Island pelagic period photographs Polavina portion precisely present probably RECORD rejected Report result rocks rookery sandy seals season signs skins Staraya Atil statistics swimming Table taken Tolstoi weather week whole worm yielded young younger Zapadnie Reef