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uniform blue-black colour. In the Finner the colour is 
variable, but the bristles are never black as in the Blue 
Whale, being generally of a yellowish colour. 
Food. 
As a rule, the two kinds of whale referred to live ex- 
clusively on minute surf ace- forms of animal life. Occasion- 
ally, however, the " Finner," at an}^ rate, seems to prefer 
larger morsels. Wx. Burlield found that the stomachs of 
three of the " Finners " contained the remains of small 
fish — apparently young herrings. All the other whales 
examined were full of a small red crustacean, which is 
known as " krill " among whale fishers. 
Parasites. 
The parasitic Copepod Penella halaenoptera was found 
on the body of some of the Finners, while Balaenophilus 
unisetus was noticed on the baleen of both whales. The 
internal parasites Monostomum plicatum and Echino- 
rhynchiis hrevicollis were identified. 
There are also valuable observations in Mr. Burfield's 
report on the eye, on some problematic organs and on the 
foetuses of Balaenoptera nuiscidtis and B. Sihhaldi. 
National Museum, Dublin. 
A FEW SPECIES OF NEMATODA FROM CO. DUBLIN. 
BY T. R. HEWITT, A.R.C.SC.I. 
In addition to the notoriously destructive species Tylen- 
chus devastatrix Ktihn, the following five species of Nema- 
todes were found in Narcissus bulbs, grown at Glasnevin, 
during the past winter :—Cephalobtis striattis Bastian ; 
Cephalobus longicaudatus Biitschli ; Monohystera hulhifera 
De Man ; Dorylaimus longicmidUtus , Biitschli';- krid 
Rhabdites aspera, Bviisc\\\\, ..... i— > .>.,,-i 
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