AET. 7. 



ME-\SUREMENTS OF THE BLUE WHALE MH^LER. 



Table of measurements of Sibbaldiis musculus, No. 49757 U. S. National Museum- 

 Continued. 



Phalanges. 



Second digit: 



First phalanx _ millimeters- 



Second phalanx do 



Third phalanx do 



Third digit 



First phalanx do 



Second phalanx do 



Third phalanx do 



Fourth phalanx do 



Fifth phalanx do 



Fourth digit: 



First phalanx do 



Second phalanx do 



Third phalanx do 



Fourth phalanx do 



Fifth phalanx do 



Sixth phalanx do_ 



Fifth digit: 



First phalanx do 



Second phalanx do 



Third phalanx do 



Metacarpals {length) . 



Second do_ 



Third do_.. 



Fourth do 



Fifth do__. 



Sternu7n. 



Height do_.. 



Breadth do 



Ribs. 

 Length, straight: 



First meters. 



Second do 



Third do._. 



Fourth __ do_ 



Fifth do. 



Sixth do__. 



Seventh _ _ do 



Eighth do_.. 



Ninth do 



Tenth do... 



Eleventh _ __ .do. 



Twelfth do. II 



Thirteenth do 



Fourteenth do 



Fifteenth III do. II 



Vertebrae. 

 Atlas : 



Height inm. 



Breadth do 



Axis: 



Breadth meters. 



First dorsal (8) , height of neural spine mm. 



Measure- 

 ments. 



230 

 180 

 100 



250 



170 



100 



80 



60 



230 



170 



100 



80 



50 



25 



130 



114 



60 



240 

 320 

 250 

 150 



480 

 560 



Per cent 



of greatest 



lengtb. 



L75 



1. 78 



2. 13 

 2. 24 

 2.41 

 2. 39 

 2.39 

 2.29 

 2. 24 

 2. 22 

 2. 15 

 2. 07 

 1.99 

 1.89 

 1. 80 



480 

 490 



1. 23 

 160 



8.3 

 9.5 



8.3 

 15.4 



2L2 



