BOTTLE -HEADED WHALE. 



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Its colour was a uniform dark slate, except on the under side 

 of the head, where it was marbled with white, and the under 

 surface of the snout which was entirely white. Its shape was 

 that of a large Dolphin, but with greater proportionate girth, 

 and the snout was suddenly prolonged into a slender, somewhat 

 tapering, beak. All traces of teeth were wanting. The blowers 

 were united, forming a crescent with the horns pointing 

 forwards;* they were situated in a perpendicular line with 

 the orbit of the eye. The body for some distance before join- 

 ing the tail, was somewhat compressed and sharply keeled, both 

 above and below, the keel being produced someway into the 

 substance of the tail. The paddles were placed a little in front 

 of the greatest girth of the body ; they were ovate-acute' in shape. 

 On being cut up, the blubber was found to average eight inches 

 in thickness. It was a female, and contained a young one 

 apparently perfect, and fit for birth. 



The dimensions of the young one were. 



Extreme length along the curve of the back, 



Greatest girth (somewhat behind the paddles) 



Girth at junction of the tail. 



Length of snout, . . 



Girth of ditto, 



Length of gape Une to ditto. 



From end of snout to the orbit of the eye, . . 

 « " paddle, 



" " dorsal fin, 



From dorsal fin to commencement of the tail, 



♦ Bell, Jenyns, and Jardine say that the horns of the crescent-shaped 

 blow-holes are tiuned backwards. 



