CONTENTS.

[CHAPTER I.]
THE DIFFERENT AND MOST REMARKABLE SPECIES OF THE WHALE TRIBE, &c.
[CHAPTER II.]
FOOD OF WHALES, AND THEIR MANNER OF OBTAINING IT, &c.
[CHAPTER III.]
THE TAKING OF A WHALE WITH HER YOUNG, &c.
[CHAPTER IV.]
BOATS—HAND HARPOON—BLUBBER LANCE—GUN HARPOON—ACCIDENTS—DANGERS OF THE NORTHERN FISHERY, &c.
[CHAPTER V.]
PROCEEDINGS AFTER A WHALE IS KILLED.
[CHAPTER VI.]
THE DIFFERENT SPECIES OF SEALS—THE FISHERY ON THE ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC, &c.