The Black whale was formerly abundant oiT the coast of 

 South Carolina and in other parts of the Eastern and West- 

 ern Atlantic in temperate latitudes. This species is distinct 

 from the Arctic or Greenland Right v/hale {B. mysilcctus) 

 and is closely related to the Southern Rig-ht whale {B. aus- 

 trails)^ . 



BLACK WHALE. NORDCAPER, OR BISCAY WKALE 

 Baleana glacialis, Bonnaterre=B. cisakctica, cope 



Incomplete skeleton formerly mounted in the Museum but 

 disarticulated to make room for the smaller but perfect 

 specimen now in Aggasiz Hall. Note the shape of the lower 

 jaws and the absence of teeth and compare with the jaws 

 of the sperm whale. . 



LOWER JAWS OF SPERM WHALE 

 Physeter macrocephalus 



Compare the shape of these jaws and the strong teeth 

 with the lower jaws of the baleen whales. These jaws are 

 from a Sperm whale captured off the South Carolina coast. 



BLACK-FISH 



Globiocephelas melas 



Skeleton of a Black-fish from Cape Cod, Mass. This 

 animal is taken in schools and yields a moderate amount of 

 oil. The Dolphins (DelpMnidae) , of which the Black-fish is 

 a typical member, include the smaller whales with numerous 

 functional teeth in both jaws. 



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