118 THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 
BALAINOPTERA PHYSALUS (L.). EUROPE.—(Continued.) 
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Leaving out of consideration all immature specimens, or those below 56’ 3’, 
the following represent the average percentages for different dimensions in American 
and European specimens respectively : 
BALA2NOPTERA PHYSALUS (L.). AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN. 
Per Cent. of Total Length. 
Measurement. 
American, European. 
Sip tah SMOULLOLEYS. acl sjernes see satser is 9 ota he rclefore ear ie a ia S50) (Ge) Bus (7) 20.1 
ey Y blowholesi(centen)#4-- heer einer (8) 18.4 (2) 18.1 
S 2 posterior root of pectoral, or axilla. ..... ....... (5) 33-2 (3) 334 
i i to posterior margin of dorsal. .................-- (GS) eriyetes (4) 76.0 
Length of pectoral from head of humerus..........-....++.+-+- (9) 12.2 (G) ess 
Bread tito spe ctorallcri seer nee ie iter er tetel te rae irr (10) 2.9 (4) 2.9 
Mleishtof dorsal’ (vertical) een cietie eile diene tere Meiesae (co) et (GS) 2g 
Bread thio tikes stip ton elie rier ee tte litle neritic Gee (8) zon = 
1 Straight. * French measure. ® To center of blowhole = 18.17. 
4 The head measurements appear to have been taken from the plate, in which the head is too small. 
®T suspect that measurements are from the plate (Vex. Neder. Verhandl., 1 cl., 3, 1831, pl. 1). The eye is 
obviously too far forward. ® To axilla = 33.5 &. 7 From figure. § From tip of lower jaw. 
® To middle of fin. 10 From head of humerus. " Probably from the plate. The pectoral is too small. 
1 Back of pectorals. 18 At 1 the distance from back of dorsal to notch of flukes. 
14 The anterior insertion of the dorsal fin ina foetus from Newfoundland (No. 14, 1901) is exactly opposite the 
posterior end of the centrum of the first caudal vertebra. 
15 More or less uncertain, as the measurements in two or three cases are not given with exactness. 
