BEAKED WHALES, FAMILY ZIPHIID^ — TRUE. 



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Dimensions of one skeleton of BerardiiLS amutii and three skeletons of B. hairdii. 



Measurements. 



Length of centra of seven cervicals (Inferior) . 

 Atlas: 



Breadth 



Height 



Fourth cervical: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Seventh cervical: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum . . 



First thoracic: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Ninth thoracic: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



First lumbar: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Sixth lumbar: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Lengtli of centrum 



First caudal: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Ninth caudal: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Lengt h of centrum 



Eleventh caudal, length of centrum 



Length of scapula 



Height of scapula 



Length of humerus 



Breadth of humerus at distal end 



Length of radius 



Bread th of radius at distal end 



Length of ulna (Incl. olecranon) 



Breadth of ulna at distal end 



Length of sternmn 



Breadth of first segment of sternum 



Length of first rib (straight) 



Length of fifth rib (straight) 



Length of tenth rib (straight) 



B. arnuzii. 



New 

 Brighton, 

 New Zea- 

 land, 1868, 

 (Flower). 



No. 3. 



36 



241 

 46 



B. bairdii. 



206 



246 



168 

 104 

 SOS 

 356 

 274 

 109 

 295 



84 

 323 



79 

 .,143 

 325 

 457 

 991 

 737 



49726 .„„, 49727 



St. George centerellle St. George 



I^'^°1. ^,%'S1^^;\ Island, 



Alaska, 

 female 

 adult. 



362 

 339 



254 



K243 



47 



310 



257 



58 



391 



310 



84 



508 

 318 

 190 



713 

 590 

 273 



800 

 577 

 338 



422 

 243 

 241 

 180 

 710 

 490 



male(?) 

 adult. 



1,455 

 375 

 543 



310 



341 

 321 



(1249 



6 197 



34 



270 



235 



49 



390 

 290 

 68 



478 



C2I8 



176 



540 

 575 

 215 



642 

 572 

 243 



•1658 

 <i511 

 <i280 



335 

 194 

 194 

 156 

 670 

 445 

 340 

 170 

 0380 

 140 



1,530 

 495 

 505 



Alaska, 



male 



young. 



mm. 



250 



280 

 270 



a 191 



M73 



30 



198 



177 

 42 



255 



240 



51 



333 



198 

 128 



359 

 340 

 150 



427 

 362 

 172 



427 

 360 

 200 



288 

 191 

 160 

 142 

 395 

 280 

 248 

 115 

 220 



88 

 241 



71 



323 



a Median. 

 24765— Bull. 



6 Inferior. 



c Process aborted on one side. 



d Second. 



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