THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIO. 
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BALASNOPTERA MUSCULUS(L.). BALENA STATION, NEWFOUNDLAND. 1901. 
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Total length, snout to notch......... 72' 0” |71' 0” |73' 10173’ 6" |68' 3"|65' 0” |67' o” |6x' 0" |72' o" 72! 7" \71' 6" 
A) Ce Sent OS Cao ancoomnoagnoood 15’ 1” |14' 6" |16' o" | 16’ 3"|14" 6" | 13’ o” |14’ 6" |13' g" | x5’ 547]05 33/14 8” 
Smee mL OW AOI 15 alersioicrs -s7staia|| sores nw? (a) Wel, Go isgaee.d| asec locouad ney BND CE Tey tol oS ban 12 3% 
sr «ee “post. base of pectoral.|24 7 |23 7 |25 3 |25 6 |24 2 |...... 2 454 |22 8 |25 6 {25 5 |24 8 
Se ee pose ce oc dorsallee || sae 55 2 |56 g |56 10/54 3: |49 8 |50 75147 3 [56 10]...... 56 I 
Length of pectoral from post. base.... 7 I | 7 10| 8 2 |77|]74 {75 | 7 24|69 1/79] 7 10] 7 10 
Ee Ub “ headofhumerus) 9 10/10 7 [11 5 |Ir © |10 4 |ro 8 |10 84/ g 1oO}11 4 |It 7 |10 Ir 
Greatest breadth of pectoral......... ts |) A. toy NW Gell DN eh ES | KS NN ae seth A ey | Baty Ny Sp 
Heightiof dorsallaiie alcrers's s)~i1\* 1010 ONSe | POMOMMON S24! Onze] | ONQm On TO)lOn 70) On Om re 2) yO) LO) er 72 
EN ORCDULOMAMUIS a iet-vvereciseieiele io leiste er ere 18 5 |20 7 |20 8 |tg 7 |18 2 |20 of |18 10/16 6 |i9 9 |20 8 |20 0 
Seen PENIS! (OF Clitoris) ej.) 20 44/20 7?|22 9 |21 9 |22 3 |24 10723 10/18 o |21 7 |25 5 |26 I 
EV EMUOR GAT storaneicretototararataahs <iatateiosebaloler=|ts)etsl=iai= Bien foe) |e SqcOra|eesn so Gy dey ee ash HS} 3 9 | 3 108] 4 
Diameter of eyeball, antero-post.....|.....- LR” \etdowaell aeedcoel lon merece © 1S "| eccors verell terrae tell epavatetceal ts ensued ele 
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So uariswanteno-poste, ya -1<-1-1-)/«)<1s1=1== OP Ae || Ciel Cooced|aoemcr lopobod sooo |anoced|amccodl|sacpoq)\aoocns 
‘ 02D S@quttelleacacacoc arlica cane Gy i lSogedeeaawod|asoocd|oobodd |axeoudoopmotlasocoolaoccondocodoc 
Length of longest whalebone........ OE} ocona|pconoclonoead BG Nocodcdisonecd|ooaved Hegre) CG ||| v3 
Lower jaw beyond upper........... i) lo ocosd|accoed uf ogocegleacece se | Panerererens 1 HOY roc aod|licoccss 
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SEXM REAL Mehra ot aul One eke 4 9 5 ES 9 9 9 9 9 
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Total length, snout to notch....... 66! 6" |65/ 12"| 77° 2 "63! 6" 165/ 8" 172” 2" \74' 6" |70' 3" 165° 2” 61 3° |6r' 2” 
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OF Oe Dib Roadondo lodeocD Dy QPS || sare teas 23H \P2 On Nish oe joveeee[eneees re SH \lnosoddloagcos 
See ne OSta DASe PECLOLalien || 23 rz 2Simzie|leiienetar 22 16) |23 4 |25 3 | Hodes 23 9 |22 DD OA llaiacctele 
SS ee toe oak 5 Ue OLSAlle,s cyelltsreyeve ove Slee Sul |ersistetere Vis) Bi Wie S} HiGGy wan Somodlooadad f@) 2 Nooooodlacacan 
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Length of pectoral from post. base...| 7 0 | 6 10 \ ae 7) ©) oo) Gy oasis Gin ROO} ONG y | nOS 
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aan te ee “«“h'd of hum’s|10 2 | 9 10 eae t 10 0 | 9 IO|It © |...... 9 9$/10 1 19919 9 
Greatest breadth of pectoral....... 2), iI) 4) a2 Py AG Mire tsk INET ene ty |) Pua | Oo 3 |). 
Hleightiof dorsal. .\.<). serene == -1- I 34 | 0 6 o10 | 0 7 | 0 8 | 0 82]'0 of] 6 9 | o 7 || 0 To} o 8 
NiQtehit OpanuUsieratetelertelsleleialeieteretoe Ig 10 |18 g | 220 LG/e Gy |b pth ley (OI Sasa p Moy ay Waxsy (6) Won) A 0 esh I 
Os Se PENIS (OL ClIEOTIS)-fere<eleori> Pie Ge leey op WI eaTiey Naess Th ee I ier UNI a oe 20 11/2t 4 |19 6 |20 0 
Breadthyautukes w tipatontip se seers ae cci|| sees |netvrtroll Meeaitere NEOWO! | TOMATO! lereye ate | emcee (tector: 13 8?/15 8 
Breadthnomcandalmped uncle racers steyal|(otels avael|(cialayarea)| atelier il (ielefaxers |etceeeleeeeeel eeees Goi ue becocdd|/recicon 
DMD HO EBiEG ceagocoouaocdesod doo da6 BiSe \03; (BF isan 3357 Sey) Sha tates sy ee) ey 1G Boer 
Length, longest whalebone........ 1a te an Naetescnte QA We tteyece. | “POLE | Geos D 20 2eiON|Rerseicee I 7 I 6 
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The foregoing measurements reduced to percentages of the total length are 
given in the following table, the sexes being separated and the different individuals 
arranged in order of size! 
' Curved ; 2’ 8” straight. % Center. 
2 Curved ; 24’ 1” straight. 4 Exact. 
5 Ce 
nter. 
5 Left. 
7 Right. 2 Along curve of peduncle, 20’1", 
8 Post. end of orifice of sheath. 
10 Along curve,25'. 
