THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC, 223 
These measurements reduced to percentages of the total length, and accom- 
panied by similar ones for European specimens, including the type of JZ. longimana 
Rudolphi, are given in the following table: 
MEGAPTERA NODOSA (BONNATERRE). EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN. 
| 3 os 
a8 3 : 3 3 3 
# 88 a & s = E z é 3 g 2 
ee 4 BN 4 So f| Me | a a/4 A A ae 
> os &gco SA aon] 8 @ i] : al 5 & - os 
| ae | ESN Gers |) eae SS Piel er Easel & E 5 rele 
oS | Ale rome Stoo SB an ||) | ee a a ae 
Spa oe | ae ege Wes lhe ee wl See lec ike le Sie 
aS on ep esa |euy ey Eh || ey sm ok Stl Ms mee el 
Sea} 84 | Sse | Pay | vag | vse ae Cee PASM Ih ee eh] Tea | Tens ar) 
BBE] £4 | S80 | a8) S40 | S86 | 88a | 88s | 722 | Fee) G28] x28] Se 
Sexandiacese ccc > «0 $ g $ 8 8 $ Qe yrs g 2 $ Q jr 
iiotallenothtn rer: <tr pe (on Nay Ge ON) Igy 42’ | 4o'* |38' 0"7! 31’ 4") 29’ t"| 46’ 6"| 45/5") 42’ 2”|32' 5h” 
Bie P P P P P P & P & P P P 
Tip of upper jaw toeye]...... PAs Vell bette PAY} | peeresciel loco tec Soro lezse5uleomeneh 2407 | 2acOm|edegn|| 2te5 
Tip of upper jaw toblow 
HOLES evvcle se se seis. 25.8 | 18.3 |) TBIO8 sce n Oe ell | aanane TS ull teteveteters Dyn Ge bev fezers ti 18.4 | 19.4 | 18.7 
Tip of upper jaw to pec 
onal Wrenn erctetaaetsteys|(eisistoraiel sioereete| (eiorsielays SON arsisserste tices Bie Os es sek leer 30.5 | 35.2" 31.6 | 28.4 
Tip of upper jaw to back| 
Oldorealearier.tastierereclicreres.0't (OH ADal laceoes (oy AG hoeainen (apo eee [67.5] 67.8 | 64.7 | 70.3 | 66.4 | 68.2 | 70.6 
Tip of lower jaw to cor- 
MOG OL MOU eye) aieaieie/s|ateye oie/e|\s,e.srejers|\aleteiate-s pay |W eds teu AN OM DENSA letetever chet Patetetetes|(erehetelisys| (arsine tens 22.0 
INotehtotef mikes! to;amus:|\-y,jeysi<'s|)s255601|| a crereveiellstarsrate’s|vereiyeveielts  evelerdlferaree pie|lisore eieis|/acle ene PN | aE | Pra) |e so ood 
ee sme: | onavelilss record PAN Sopaae [Oe Filllerctacierercre ice | epstersree lll mvcye rete [Penererotete 42.3 | 41.8 2Aulline sie 
Length of pectoral from 
axilla poet aierelsistetsietels Prot |i Ghefoy || Che M! clone Weak onalscn sad ATS’ Nise oorlaaogolacaccod 28,1 | 28.9 | 28.4 
Length of pectoral from| 
head! of humerus,......|' 33:0 ||,..... BACTE! le teeretels 30:8) 28.34) 31.6 || 92:0 || 31-5 | 30:3, |) 33-4 || 33.0) lle. 
Greatest breadth of pec-+ 
(Oellacasanememooone 7.0 7.0 Cw SG Ro llaaomen PEON) CATs ||hererersrare|laprerwters Vi palinibooae 7.6 6.1 
Height of dorsal....... 1,2 PT Ng gad |ooco ofl locomodloooodd RACH letarereters ie) [lo soctod 2.2 2.4 Bae 
Breadth of flukes, tip t 
Doocas Fasocnoa0d BOO! 11) 34c5) |lheriserars SPS) ln oadac Bae SOrOu | ahake||(e3O1G) |inieerer Ba 237-0) mazar 
Height of body at pec- 
Homall Seperatetercstsyeseierayera| lave ve%eray« Biae lta or crers aEailGoacéd lb ecaerllbeoordd eonor abaodlaechod hobo donde idee ace 
Height of body between 
flukes and/dorsalesnreic|/acs + -|/roe «04|e ms soe eCketll Abacus Roosdd|>ecord leaeoad loaboad tesend (snacor Sccaet escoor 
Norr.—Rawitz’s measurements of four specimens observed by him at Bear Island, Norway, reduced to percentages 
of the total length, are as follows : 
ug, 2 AE) (8 3. 3 4. (?) 
Molin LOMA, seagemsed OdgNsGadoanyonacRCS 46’ 5" Hun ay 40’ 8" 34’ 1" 
Tip of lower jaw to corner of mouth......... YO) GA) = Sania)  togainth 23.0% 
Length of pectoral from head of humerus ... 35.3% 31.7% 32.3% 35.7% 
LSC CYC ng SoGpeconoGonenGoDooOgscd Botts | EANBBO om Seonod 
1 Danish measure. 7 From measurements given on a photograph and in pamphlet ‘‘ Story 
°* Straight, from lower jaw. of the Whale.” 
8 From figure. ® From “‘ Story of the Whale,’’—to shoulder. Struthers gives 34.2 %. 
4 Approximate. 9 “Story of the Whale” gives [71.3 4]. 
® Rheinland measure. 10 Cannot account for this small measurement. 
® From upper jaw. " To head of humerus. 
