322 



THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 



Balmnoptera jihi/saluti, color of Eumpeaii specimens 

 of, 119 

 color of Newfounilland speci- 

 mens of, 131 

 color, variation in. 121 

 comparative measurements 

 of American and European 

 specimens of, 118 

 diagnosis of, 300 



by Sars, 107 

 dorsal fin, 12o 



height of, 173 

 measurements of, 

 125 

 eye, IHO, 17", 

 flukes, color of, 127 

 shape of, 127 

 foetuses, size of, at Snook's 



Arm, Newfoundland, 113 

 hairs, 125 



Lilljeborg's description of a 

 skeleton of, from (Jreen- 

 land, 140 

 markings about tlie eye, etc., 



in, 12i 

 measurements of distance 



from eye to ear in, 130 

 opinions of European cetolo- 



gists regarding. 147 

 osteological characters of, 131 

 l)HCtoral fins, 142 



color of, 127 

 shape of, 126 

 phalanges, 143 

 proportions of, 115 

 representative of, in Green- 

 land, 146 

 ribs, 135 

 scapula, 142 



skeleton, measurements of, 

 144 



proportions of, 144 

 skeleton from Greenland, 



measurements of, 147 

 skull, 131 



figures of, 131 

 measurements of, 133 

 proportions of, 133 

 size of, at Newfoundland. 

 112, 113 

 at Norway, 113 

 specimen of, stranded in Bos- 

 ton liarbor, 60 

 sternum, 139 

 summary of characters of, 



108 

 summary of discussion of 



characters of, 145 



table of measurements of 



American specimens of , 117 



table of measui-ements of 



European specimens of, 117 



Btilcenopfera physulus, table of measurements of 

 Newfoundland specimens 

 of, 116 

 table of statistics of length 



of, 115 

 vertebrae, characters of, 138 



number of, 134,138 

 vertebral formula of, 137 

 vertebral formula of Ameri- 

 can specimens of, 135 

 vertebral formula of Euro- 

 pean specimens of, 134 

 whalebone, characters of, 127 

 color of, 127 

 measurements of, 

 128 

 Balcenoptera sibhaldii, 183 

 Balcenuptera siilfitreits, 284 



characters of, furnished by 



Scammon, 284 

 description of, 90 

 measurements of, by Scam- 

 mon, 285 

 Pechuel's remarks on, 287 

 Van Beneden's opinion re- 

 garding, 386 

 whalebone, 286 



described by Cope, 

 285 

 Biila-iioptera tectirostris, 85. Ill, 133, 179 

 characters of, 85 

 measurements of, 86 

 radius, 145 



ribs, characters of, 138 

 scapula, 143 



skeleton, measurements of, 

 88 

 Biihenoptera fubero.ius (Cope), 81 

 Biihniopiera velifera, 48, 78, 90, 370, 383, 284 

 charactej's of, 277 

 habits of, 9 



measurements of a specimen 

 from San Clemente Id., Cal., 

 283 

 measurements of. by Scam- 

 mon, 278 

 original description of, 90 

 Scammon's description of, 277 

 scapula, 282 

 skeleton, 283 



measurements of, 280 

 skull, measurements of, com- 

 pared with Balcenoptera 

 physalus, 381 

 specimens of, 380 

 sternum, 282 



Van Beneden's opinion regard- 

 ing, 284 

 whalebone, 279, 283 

 Balena station. Newfoundland, 154 

 Balenots, 35, 36 

 Bancroft, H. H., 32 



