Macleayius. Gray, Cat. Seals and Whales, 1866, p. 78. 



Head very large, one third of the total length; opening of the 

 mouth extending behind blow holes; eyes very small; pectorals short, 

 broad, heavy; cervical vertebrae united into one bone. Baleen very 

 long, sometimes 12 feet, slender, elastic. Dorsal fin absent; verte- 

 brse, 22. 



6. glacialis. I^Bahcna), Bonnat. Tab. Encycl. and Mt^thod. des Trois 



Regnes de la Nature, Cytologic, 1789, p. 3. 



/'iscayensis, Eschricht, Rev. and Mag. Zool., 2d Ser. i860, 

 p. 229. 



australis. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. , 1864, p. 202. 



cisarctica. Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phil., 1865, p. 169. 



brUannicus, Gray, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., 1870, p. 198. 



australis var biscayensis, Lj'dekk. Brit. Mamm., 1895, p. 260. 



Type locality. Coast of Maryland. 



Geogr. Distr. North Atlantic Ocean, south to Maryland on 

 American coast. 



Genl. Char. No dorsal fin; no longitudinal furrows on throat or 

 chest; head small; balee;i short; margin of upper lip ;4reatlv curved: 

 ribs 15 pairs. 



Color. Black. 



Measurements. Total length about 30 feet. 



7. sieboldii. (Euhalaiia), Gray, Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist., 1864, p. 349. 



antaretica, Schleg. Abte. Geb., 1841, page 37, (Part). 



australis, Temm. (nee Desmoul). Faun. Japan, Mamm., 1S42, 

 pis. 28, 29. 



aleoutiensis, Van Ben. Bull. Acad. Belg., xxv, 1868, p 16. 



Type locality. Coast of Japan. 



Geogr. Distr. North Pacific Ocean, Bering Sea, coast of North 

 America from California to the Aleutian Islands westward to longi- 

 tude 150°. 



Ge?il. Char. Resembles B. niysticetus, but has a large rough pro- 

 tuberance upon the end of the upper jaw. Superior outline of head 

 not so convex, and corrugated transversely. Wart-like bunches on 

 lips and head. Baleen short, coarse. 



Color. Usually black, occasionally pied individuals are seen; 

 and there is often white on throat and pectorals. 



Measurements. Total length from 60 to 70 feet. 



8. mysticetus. {Bahena), Linn. Faun. Suecica, 1761, 11, p. 16. 



granlandiea, Linn. Mus. Ad. Frid. , i, p. 51. 



1 psttckajetisis, Malmg, Bihang. Svensk. AK. Handl., 1883, viii, 

 fig. . 



