THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 



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BALMNOPTERA MUSCULUS (L.). EUROPEAN. 



Sex. 



Total length . 



Tip of snout to eye 



" " " blowhole 



posterior base of pectoral . 

 dorsal. . . 



Notch of flukes to anus 



" " " " clitoris (or penis) 



Length of pectoral from posterior base . . . 

 head of humerus. 



Greatest lireadth of pectoral 



Height of dorsal (vertical) 



Breadth of flukes 



3-2 



:xi4 



78' o"^ 

 936" 



26.9 



13.8' 

 4.9 



25.6 



>^-0 CO 



3 - ^' 



M .• £ 





CXS, 



^^ «5 00 



'- — ** 



o p 



«-o ^- 



13 .-^ 



J3 .~ 



'JOC 



[7 7' 3 J 

 927' 



27.1 



3°-9 



O.I o 



816" ' 



36.9 

 78.9 



31-9 

 "■3 



16.5 

 5-0 



24.1 



irS4ni 



(S7'f) 

 690' 



[16.4]' 



323 

 35- 1 ' 



1 1.6 



3-0 

 20.3 



52' 5" 

 629" 



iS.o 



15-7' 



33-1 



72.7 



3°-4 



Si'7" 

 6.9" 



Li4.7j 

 '5-3' 



L32.5J 



'5-2 



3-2 



'4-3 

 3-2 

 I.I 



From the uncertainties and contradictions of this table it is refreshing to turn 

 to the excellent figure of an European Blue whale published in 1874 by Sars (78), 

 whose work is notable for its acciu'acy. Sars states that this figure, which is from 

 an 80-foot (Norwegian) female taken at Foyn's Finnuirk station, was made by him 

 "with the greatest care" after repeated measurements and observations, and with 

 the aid df photographs (78, 232 ; 8 sep.). 



Measureiuents made on this figure, compared with those of the largest of the 

 Newfoundland females of which I made full measurements, show an exti'cmely 

 close correspondence, as indicated behnv : 



BALMNOPTERA MUSCULUS (L.). NEWFOUNDLAND AND NORWAY. 



Measurement. 



Total length. 



Tip of snout to eye 



" " " " blowhole ■•• 



" " " " posterior base of pectoral, or axilla. 

 ■' " '■ " " " " dorsal 



Length of pectoral from posterior base, or axilla 



Greatest breadth of pectoral 



Height of dorsal 



Nevvfoundlaml, lyoi. 

 4 No. 3. 



73 "° 

 per cent. 



21.6 



18.9 



343 

 76.9 

 II. 1 



3.8 

 0.96 



Sars's figure. 

 1874. 9 



So' o" (Norweg.) 



per cent. 



21.6 



18.S 



371 

 77.0 

 I I.O 



3-8 

 0.96 



' Center. 

 ' Straight. 

 ' Skeleton. 



' Must be incorrect. ' From posterior margin of flukes. 



° Danish measure, in straight line from lower jaw. 

 ' " Longueur totale." 'B.caiolina. 



