THE WHALKHONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 



BAL.-KNUPTEKA MUSUULUH (\..). BALEXA STATION, NEWFOUNDLAND. 1901. 



157 



Sex. 



Total length, snout to notch . 



No. 12. 

 June 28. 



Tip of snout to eye 



" " " " blowhole 



" " " " post, base pectoral. 

 " " " " " " dorsal. . . 



Length of pectoral from ]>ost. base.. 

 " " " " h'd of hum's 



Greatest breadth of pectoral 



Height of dorsal 



Notch to anus 



" " penis (or clitoris). . 

 Kreadth of flukes, tip to tip. 

 Breadth of caudal peduncle. 



Eye to ear 



Length, longest whalebone. 



No. 13. 

 June 28. 



66' 6" 



65' II" 77' 2 



14 4 

 23 7 



7 o 



2 9 



I 3^ 

 19 ID 

 21 5 



3 S 

 r 8 



No. 14. 

 June 29. 



No. 15. 

 June2Q, 



14 I 

 II 3* 

 23 2 

 51 3 

 10 



9 



2 9 



o 6 



18 9 



23 7 



10 



3 S 



i6'io ' 



( 78M 

 } 8 8'* 



(II 2« ) 



I124M 



3 2 



o 10 

 22 o 

 24 o 



2 4 



No. 17. 

 July 2. 



No. 18. 

 July 3- 



No. ig. 

 July 4. 



63' 6" 



65' 8" ;72' 2' 



8" 



3' 

 6 



3 



o 



o 



6 

 7 

 9 

 4 



3 

 II 



74' ('" 



No. 20. 

 July 4. 



No. 21. No. 22. 

 Julys. July 6. 



16' 2 



7 5 



2 9 



o 8i 



6" 

 10 



o <)i 



3 7 3 9 \ 3 H 



4 2 

 2 O 



14 3 

 23 9 



6 4 



9 95 

 2 6 

 o 9 



19 I 



20 II 



No. 24. 

 July 8. 



70' t" . A(;' 



5 8 

 3 7 

 2 o 



13 4 



II 3 



22 5 



49 2 



6' lo 



10 1 



2 6 



o 7 



ig 6 



21 4 



5 in 

 3 4i 



The foi-egoing measuiement.s i-etluced to percentages of the total length are 

 given in the following table, the sexes being separated and the different individuals 

 arranged in order of size : 



' Curved ; 2' 8" straight. ^ Center. 



' Curved ; 24' l" straight. * Exact. 



5 Center. ' Right. ' Along curve of peduncle, 2o'l'. 



« Left. ' Post, end of orifice of sheath. '"" Along curve,25' 



