CONTENTS 



Introduction 



Objects of the whaling invest 



gations page 



The southern whahng stations 

 Methods of work . 

 Material and data . 



External characters . 

 Blue whales 



General remarks 

 External proportions 

 Colour .... 

 Baleen .... 

 Ventral grooves 

 Hair .... 



Fin whales 



General remarks 

 External proportions 

 Colour .... 

 Baleen .... 

 Ventral grooves 

 Hair. .... 



Food, blubber, and external para 



SITES 



Food .... 

 Blubber .... 

 External parasites . 



The reproductive organs 

 The external genitalia 

 The vaginal band . 

 The ovaries 

 The uterus . 



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 3" 

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The reproductive organs {cont) 



The mammary glands . page 401 

 The testes 405 



Breeding and growth 



Sources of information on 



Breeding 412 



Sexual maturity .... 415 

 The breeding season . . . 420 

 The sexual cycle and growth 



of the calf 428 



The ages of whales . . . 446 



The stock of whales 



The constitution of whale 



populations 453 



Conclusions regarding the 



whole stock 463 



Summary 467 



List of literature cited . . 470 



Appendixes 



1 . A Note on the Composition 



of Whale's Milk ... 472 



2. A Note on the Oil Content 



of Blubber .... 476 



3. Measurements of bodily 



proportions .... 479 



1^°^^^ 537 



Plates XXV-XLIV following page 540 



