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total length of the animal, lower jaw shallow and very narrow, 
armed with 20-24 large teeth on each side, back with several 
humps. Color black, lighter below. 
This great toothed whale resembles the Whalebone Whales 
in size. Its nostrils are placed farther forward and its “spout” 
issues diagonally instead of vertically, thus enabling whalers to 
identify it at long distances. Its food consists largely of squids, 
and the “ambergris’ discharged from its intestines and found 
floating on the water is highly prized as an article of perfume. 
The Cachalot is rare on the New Jersey coast, and is said to 
seldom enter shallow waters. According to Dr. F. W. True, 
several bones of this speces were found at Cape May, August, 
1882, and a young male 18 feet 6 inches long was obtained on 
Brigantine Beach, May 4th, 1900 (Rhoads, Mammals of Pa. and 
NEE 
Physeter macrocephalus Rhoads, Mam. Pa. and N. J., 1903, 
pata: 
Genus Kocra Gray. 
Kogia breviceps (DeBlainville). 
Pigmy Sperm Whale. 
PrArE 7. 
Length, 10-15 feet. Similar to the preceding, but very much 
smaller, with slender, curved teeth, and a fin on the back. 
Although generally regarded as a rare animal, quite a number 
of specimens have been secured on the New Jersey coast. 
Three specimens now in the U. S. National Museum, are as 
follows (from Rhoads’ Mammals Pa. and N. J.): 
No. 15222 Barnegat City, October 24th, 1885; female. 
No. 15223 Loveladies Island, October 25th, 1885; male. 
No. 22893 Atlantic City, April, 1888; male. 
Mr. Rhoads also mentions another male stranded at Corson’s 
Inlet, Sea Isle City, February 18th, 1894, and another fine male 
