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ALLEN: NEW ENGLAND WHALEBONE WHALES. 



Color 235 



Hair 236 



Baleen 236 



External Measurements 236 



Skeleton 237 



Range 238 



Blue Whale {Balacnoptera musculus) 



History and Nomenclature 243 



Vernacular Names 245 



Description 245 



Plicae 246 



Color 246 



Hair 247 



Baleen 248 



Weight 248 



External Measurements 249 



Little Piked Whale (Balaenoptera acuto-rostrata) 



History antl Nomenclature 258 



Vernacular Names 260 



Description 261 



Plicae 261 



Color 261 



Hair 261 



Baleen 263 



External Measurements 263 



Musculature 264 



Occurrence in the Western Atlantic . . 239 



Occurrence in New England Waters . . . 239 



Habits 240 



Food 241 



Commercial Value 241 



Enemies and Parasites 242 



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Musculature 250 



Skeleton 251 



Habits 252 



Longevity 254 



Food 254 



Breeding Habits 254 



Geographic Distribution 255 



Occurrence in New England Waters . . . 256 



Enemies and Parasites 257 



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Visceral Anatomy . . . 



Skeleton .... 



Appearance and Actions . . . 



Food 



Breeding Habits 



Geographic Distribution . . . 

 Occurrence in New England Waters 



Economic Value 



Enemies and Parasites .... 



The Fossil Finback of Gay Head {'\Balamoptera fsursiplana) 



Occurrence of the Fossils 282 Miocene Conditions 



Indian Myth of their Origin 283 Economic Value of the Bone-bearing Strata 



Age of the Fossils 284 Descriptions 



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Atlantic Humpback Whale {Megapterd nodosa) . 



History and Nomenclature 288 



\'ernacular Names 290 



Description 291 



Form 291 



\'estiges of Teeth 292 



Weight 292 



Color 292 



Hair 293 



Baleen 293 



External Measurements 293 



Musculature 295 



Skeleton 296 



.... 288 



Appearance and Actions 299 



The Whale and Swordfish Story . . . 301 



Voice 302 



Accompanying Vessels 303 



Food 303 



Breeding Habits 304 



LongeAity 305 



Occurrence in New England Waters . . . 305 

 Humpback W'hale Fishery in New England 



Waters 311 



Yield of Oil 315 



Enemies and Parasites 315 



Liter.\ture 317 



