THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH 
ATLANTIC. 
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issue. Furthermore, the few measurements available for comparison show large 
discrepancies, as will be found upon examination of the following table: 
BALAENA GLACIALIS BONNATERRE. 
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN. 
g a : 4 ci = 
Ee GS ieee ee Bey ee OF a 
eee ag so ms OH Mane — oo ay - + 
eo | esse lee | El osine|— 2 
oe Eireval, ie oll Gis. || elie | ail (ra eal) ee 
P2 | gee | 822 | =z | ag| ca| as| ees 
a2 fects) || eis} || She Si] 2s es | SUE 
fx oo av one ga Oo ois SS 5 A = 
2 OF ae Bo 5 £ 5 Sl ene ers! o 
ed aa @ LOS lS ENS! || A. 
onl Mw ye sa aS on oS 
x) ao Oo w 1) 
2 2 
Sea. coe iOSu | oS COUN ce ore ae TRY esa g g g cS) 2 2 
J\PRB56 9 bcs 0), 81 © NO OO, 610-g. CIBC OG oie) Ren eee iGo 0) [Brosh oheee: tle etches ad. 
Length of WAN Goo devo DDeeces cee Ava luzOno! a eae or |iso! a4 liggae 40! i 48' 0'| 53' 0” 
SKCLEtOm saat ewe es a eles |teiererec cs.‘ Geese ieee lll Gisuevelte Sai oie per fillucrotall discuodc 
ae | s 
g g g a ee ne s 
sp PKOLeSHOMMLOLe Yen arr. elc 52 = 23.2 GO, ARASH gical neers ate 060]| BK) Bato eu 
“ee oe “ “ we 
Pectoralamerraeetet eyes lee coneece eescoll| ee one rere Sibi le toll ee seers 
Wenothvotipectoralles acte-\ cre PAD) 14iO) || eta os opel | acl) Ol) Wl) Soom n. 
isREaGLA' "pe goco Reece 8.4 ERE Al cites 0s Spey |) EES Se Sroll sce. 
Flukes from tip to tip............ BBu7 33.6 30.0 OWA || 2Onel| PES) Biscet|| ea 
(Giiictiln vimd {ieee ONE noes Ihbnol oso 6 Corr) wear acalllmeoeoor | aooeoolleocen Jo0.0\|} SCE! Socal] eaadee 
Space between pectorals on abdo- 
MEM cosgoaccsgovoqvenns soon) codebon || soos oo Weceeee cages cree ox L510) Parser ||P ers sevens 
IROAGlHN Of HENAN Gt seneMEl Ep al-ogoecoe | weaoes |) oovoo0 || noone 3008 || yl 
From highest cranial eminence to 
OUD Mma slelllliy;cveveysraustaverereneevelee. (Il creyerstevsner|| pavers |i iasieisiats TO:4 ||) sae axe 
IBA BINOMS Monova hl An oooenbe| soonnl ao || cocoD || cose || soco6 Te 2|l| eickerstate 
SOT HEMNEHI| BENG CEGiCsonoad| aoocoue|| sbcces || acoae || anone 5 Pchllea toc 
Eye to anterior face of axilla...... ASQ Wes veeseeed [le ates ay [imerarsre Gehl epee ae 
Circumference of caudal terminus 
Che! Sunken La ees Sects eaters Me enc chen | tee choi tem | pera eae amen T320)1|) cae. sas oe 
“Sianeli Garnet [ohio taiteeed|| Gonooue || cocoon || coaaoe || oacen aie Brat ees. 
Longin Ot exe iii gracile Secoal| aaesooc| saanas,|| sooese || scons 19.2 ACLS || soon de 
Breddtihien le v Lae SRC | deer cks es ol 8d Sadie «leo aeeeo ee peer 9:3 8.2 7.9 
ILEMIN GH nln NOle eeMlhA congas! cacncoa || soc. ce || coea0ni|| Sobdo Suh BT Caraaienee 
Divercenceorblowholes pastenlonly|) emer |eacieeieie leer) teria: P|! oo apen 
Nasal prominence, Wachee abescch| socsasa | cosooe | sscusol|pposas ZV Oilers 
2 ‘ ret gr ha tsevatteys tev esaee | ccemenger resets lneeeemsesieters Peecere ts’ = «i, Porevarere 3.5 : 
T . 56.9 
RotalwemeummpmerenGelee i. -)+ 4) <)e- (Gg,0 |) seca ‘ o6.6|| cone 06 
to 58.3 
Hectonalatonprclente mn. el eles) ole Mos || sgocn0 || coocan aon 3 doo|| copogs 
Length of Bri eiacsrrc cco CEE | ip cco ctl score neers : Slee ated 
Pudendum to extremity of tail.,... PO | ceomed || cobeaol) coco || moonllloaoe|| coos cooa6 
Height at level of blowholes...... 228 | noscou || oes eedlea soon Dooe 3055 
Oi Jawier jan ate mle Sa || soosooe ROTOR Hm | ton 2 oes! || claret ate sae neice ie 
Cincumiberenceyatmuddlejot bodya. || sassman leer lier a 5 || esis 52.5 reek eiereacters 
bu = DOsierior Utes) Gadados || accoceo ||soemnel|-aaaac ZO. 2b maveraall coil) oyna 
ILOMREN: WENN aacconaqaseoed) @eneeso || ¢oanen fel 62355) 10:6)|or3'|reo)l|| neas5 
* French measure. 
* Norwegian measure. 
* To anterior insertion (see Gasco, pl. 9, fig. 2). 
* Along inner curve. 
