158 THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIO. 
BALAHNOPTERA MUSCULUS (L.). BALENA STATION, NEWFOUNDLAND, 1901. 
No,| No.| No. | No.| No. | No.| No. | No. | No. | No. | No. | No. 
14 | I9 3 4 I 9 | 20 | 12 21 | 22 | 24 8 
SIS Sab MODACOPOrC Deo Obs Hon sab OuSs scot oodosudse eS g g 2 |S 9 2 g g g g 
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77'2"|74'6"|73'10"| 73'6"| 72'0"| 72'0"|70'3"|66'6" |65'2" |61'3"|61'2"|61'0" 
Totalllength ! ferecacte seperti eee ete ereier 926""| 894” 886” | 882"| 864"| 864”| 843"| 798” | 782””| 7351 734"! 732” 
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% | % % | %|%)|)%|% | & | &!] & 
Miprofesnoutitoeyer. ccc illo sieetircert reer ert | 21.8|21.7 21.6 |22.1 | 20.9 |2).5 |20.3 |21.6 |20.5 |21.2 |20.3 |22.5 
eset) “So iblowhole:d-\qerer- ceca ee eter [esee[eee+| 18.9 | --.-) ----/18.8 ]....) +++. /07-3 |. --- . |20.0? 
2 x of . post. base of pectoral 2-1-1 seee|seeul--+-| 34-3 134-7 |34.2 135.4 133-8 135-5 134-4 |36.2|.... 137.1 
dorsal yySeere scree SO aaa 7AONey Ile aeHl | n SoalizAe) 740) | noon liAsGh lsocolladon Is 
INotchtof; flukes!ito anus: cli. -erseleeie cision ieteereiatere|| 28.2|....| 28.0 |26.7 |25.6 |27.4]....|/29.8 |29.9 |29.5 |... .|27.0 
EERE A WES Iee Clitoris eyicte ane ois ecient 131.1 |....| 30.8 |29.6 |28.3 |29.8 |29.8 |32.2 |32.7 |31.8|.... 29.5 
Length of pectoral from post. base..............- |I0.6!|....| 11.1 |10.3]..-.|10.8 | 9.0 |10.5 {10.0 |11.0 |10.9 |IT.1 
Shp) pice a «* head of humerus......... 15.2! 15.4 |14.9]. 15.8 |13.9 |15.3 |15-5 |15.9 |15.8 |16.1 
Greatestsbread th) ofspectoralienn-\-\-tieten pret ieisl-tcisiclel= Ast Bish | Skellie Clare |e selon] lean SEN Seo) i) rely sei 
Heichtofdoxsal| (vertical) Manvel <tc ete tela I.I | 1.1] 0.96] 0.86). Pipe nasa rel rrekoy, LECouteys | iy ')) ous || ang) 
Breadth of flukes sr. ys arsiescyemiaya s1aye where fopeve acucuetotosrh|| cial evel) |celepeyel| fey craherl| hei etek farcvsueal | eeteecoehl otra eevee: tees I eter ircteteen | epee 
No.| No.| No.| No.| No.| No.| No. | No.| No.| No. 
obey | aitshe || vere || 84 5 7 13 17) | 6 15 
GExs cross loinc cunt, sca seasletata tar peyton ate cuaort oiniatistemieroulom eieeieteneets } $ $ ) g é $ ) $ 
72'7"|72'2'|71'6'|71'0'|68'3"|67'0"|65'11'| 65'8"|65'0'| 63/6" 
iotalilensthimerurstie itso mteh triers) ietate/srentayaetelerotote ister steric rare 871"| 866"| 858”| 852""| 819"'| 804") 791’ |788""|780"| 762” 
% % % | % % | & % % %\ & 
MMhipp Of SHOU ECO LEY. Ce cre erate ference ofeer aot leteavetats ole) Tetcdsistaie/atsisie rise 21.1 |22.2| 20.5 |20.4 |21.3|21.6| 21.4 |21.4)20.0/21.5 
EE Ublow bole: melesicseieteletecoetsistosis amie tciclre sier ereirine =m nel EOL; Vial |ili7.O)l nes LSeO [ears Toes 19.0 
So ae “ z post. base of PEGCAlssscos copbouosoens «+ -|35-2135-0| 34.5 | 33-2 135-4/36.4] 35.2 |35.5]----135.4 
ee GOESAL ya. feces cievereieteretererotaete eae staat «.+-/77-4|78-4.|77-7|79-5|77-1| 77-7 | 78-0] 76.4 |77-6 
Notch of flukes to anus...... 1. ++ esses see e ee eve eee eee eeee 28.5 |27.0| 28.0| 28.5 |26.6|28.1] 28.4 |26.9|30.8|27.9 
SI Ot EN Go ganbhcgsebanheo dodoodecHgooddned as 35.2 |33.8 | 36.5] -..-133-9|35-6| 35.8 |34.1 /37.0]35.1 
Length of pectoral from! post. base. <<. 0-2-2 5.....0..-. ones 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.0] 11.0] 10.7|10.7] 10.3 | 9.9|11.4| 11.0 
ee o ae oS head iof num eruSereretertimi-<<ye ieee lste sist 15.9 |15.3|15.3/14.9|15.1|15.9] 14.9 |14.9|15.1|15.7 
Greatestibreadth of pectoral fers eeteretsfelp ret inietelefetevetalol-l #1=!slototel lates 4204||3-8)|) 3.7 |) 335) 3-9) Aveill  4e2n|) 4.0)|) qe 3.9 
Eleight ofidorsall) (vertical) rarer = etait eteleeieieletete l= mre elateloleialelo I.I] 0.98} 1.5] 1.0] 1.1] 0.87} 0.76 1.0] 1.3] 0.9 
TBReChAN Che UNV as ae co Ae OO Lao ce OHO ROOD OSEEDAbEGsood SOU S|ZENG| aae-e|nonccfocec|| stuclaadoo A beblfecc oe 
As already stated, there is no considerable number of measurements of Euro- 
pean specimens with which the Newfoundland figures can be compared, and 
these show such discrepancies as to be of little use. Some well-known specimens, 
such as the Ostend whale of 1827, cannot be considered at all on account of the 
uncertainty as to their real length, etc. Great pains have been taken in the follow- 
ing table to harmonize the measurements of the different specimens with each 
other and with the Newfoundland series, but the results are entirely unsatisfac- 
tory. Measurements in brackets are calculated from others given by the various 
observers. Eschricht’s Greenland specimen is included here for convenience. 
' Average of the two sides. ? Center. 
