CONTENTS. 



Introduction 



The Whalebone Whales 



Whalebone Whales of New England 



Key for Identification of Stranded Specimens . . 



Field Key to Whalebone WHiales of New England . 



North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) 



History and Nomenclature 114 



Vernacular Names 115 



Description 116 



Form 116 



Color 117 



Hair 118 



Baleen 118 



External Measurements 118 



Skeleton 120 



Appearance and Actions 125 



Spout 125 



Schools 125 



Disposition 126 



Food 128 



Stranding 129 



Breeding Habits 129 



Occurrence in New England Waters . . . 131 



Former Abundance 131 



Seasonal Occurrence 132 



Fossil Remains 144 



Common Finback Whale {Balaenoptera physaivs) 



History and Nomenclature 177 



Vernacular Names 179 



Description 180 



Form 180 



Plicae 180 



Color 181 



Hair 182 



Baleen 182 



External Measurements 183 



Weight 184 



Auditory Apparatus 185 



Musculature 185 



Visceral Anatomy 186 



Rudolphi's Rorqual {Balacnopfrra horealis) . . . 



History and Nomenclature 234 



Vernacular Names 235 



Illustrations 235 



New England Right W'hale Fishery . . . 



Early Wlialing at Cape Cod and Massa- 

 chusetts Bay 



The Whale-viewer 



WTialing Accidents 



Ministers' Salaries 



Strife over Drift Whales 



Employment of Cape Cod Indians . . 



Decline of Cape Cod Whaling .... 



Methods of Whaling 



Early Whaling at Cape Ann 



Whaling at Nantucket and Martha's 

 Vineyard 



Early Whaling in Rhode Island . . 



Wlialing in Connecticut 



Yield of Oil and Baleen 



Enemies and Parasites 



Jonah and the Whale 



An Indian Totem 



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Skeleton 



Movements and Spouting 



Schools 



Rest 



Accidents and Fatalities 



Food 



Breeding Habits and Young 



Range 



Occurrence in New England Waters . , . 

 Finback WHialing on the New England Coast 



Commercial Value 



Enemies and Parasites 



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Description 

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