8 THE SCOTTISH NATURALIST 



Among the larger sizes, females are much the more 

 numerous, as we see by the following little table : 



The largest catches are made during the months of 

 July and August, but on the whole the season is a prolonged 



Fig. 8. Seasonal Distribution of Finner- and Sei-whales (1908-1914). 



one, the catches being large from May to August, and 

 though very much smaller yet not insignificant during April 

 and September (Fig. 8). As we shall presently see, and as 

 our diagram already shows us, this extended season is in 

 marked contrast to what we have to do with in the case 

 of the Sei-whale. 



In a scries of charts (Figs. 9-12) I show the place of 

 capture of all our recorded Finners from the earlier to the 



