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Whale Seasons and the Places where different spe- 

 cies of Whale are found. Sperm whales are taken in the 

 North and South Atlantic Oceans in every month of the year. 

 Sperm whales are taken on the coast of Chili from November 

 to April, and on the coast of Peru in every month of the year. 

 In the vicinity of the Gallipagos and King Mill's group, sperm 

 whales are found. On the coast of Japan, they may be taken 

 from April to October. They are also taken off New Zealand 

 and Navigator's Island, from September to May. From No- 

 vember to March, there is good sperm whaling south of Java 

 and Lombock. In June and July, sperm whales may be found 

 off the north-west cape of New Holland. March, April, and 

 May are considered good months for sperm whaling off the 

 Bashee Islands, but ships are obliged to leave this ground after 

 that time, in consequence of typhoons. From March to July, 

 there is good ground for sperm whaling in the Sooloo Sea, to 

 the west of the Serengani Islands. In the same months, sperm 

 whales are found off Cape Rivers and Canda, close in to the 

 land. In the Molucca Passage, there is good sperm whaling 

 the year round ; the best months, however, are January, Feb- 

 ruary, and March. The English whalemen have taken, in years 

 past, a large number of sperm whales in the Red Sea. The 

 area over which sperm whales roam may include the immense 

 space of the ocean or oceans included between the parallels of 

 60° of latitude, on both sides of the equator. "The sperm 

 whale is a warm water fish," and, according to the opinion of 

 Maury, though it "has never been known to double the Cape 

 of Good Hope, he doubles Cape Horn." 



Right whale season off Tristan de Cuna is from November 

 to March ; and from January to March off Crozetts and Deso- 

 lation Islands. Sperm whales are seldom seen near these isl- 

 ands. Right and sperm whaling off the south coast of New 

 Holland, from October to March. In August, there is good 

 ground for humpback whaling around the Rosemary Islands. 

 Right whales are taken in the Japan Sea from February to 



