274 THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 
MEGAPTERA VERSABILIS COPE. CALIFORNIA AND BERING SEA. 
Wor No. 2. No, 3. Bering Sea. 
Measurement. ees Ditto. Dita. T3866" 6 
Seannnor g g Scammon. 
ft sD: ff. ums ft. in. fie ine 
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Snout toleyerrericce eee icicloei: ote erie tee nCp Vile || goanoe Ww Be i@ 2 
Cate tblowholesa te occre tics sets e cee at $i Gorn) se. TO) Ol 9°74 
aon) meetcomner, Of@moOuth)- eee ee eee TO. Oli || seek TO): S 
iy | DNs hom Bones Apo ouede nonbUE oO Se LO aC i Gr || sodoos 120 
i) OS loraseilihttens ae Organs Scich sa tccoopuaon 28 AZO IP cxerwetete il ee ctestien || (eaters 
IN(Gfxeley Oye sslOU CES We) GNSS Go oncaodosoos nas Sooo) HA & iit O- || ocosos Il 
se TOW IY Foenitaleslityss acts eirsractoeteiecs x2 ei 12 Ori canoe 17 
Niavelitoye ertallusliti-tetie st ratet rt tipen ae eter ee fe Oln |\ cacticer i(k etoueere lt consns 
Wengthvof pectoralls: i <j nry- tet acts is) olelon ig @ ng © 120 3 eT 
BreadthwotepectOnall Sratetsttettette lett eile t-te tra oes: a 1G) B ee 
ishenalete Ot Clowsall shim. - soo 6 co0e seo pod Ad DONO anOOS OQ US |) ceeson || cooode Eo 
WsaP oo Ob Soduesdoncbo ubsonuboded PPC? lt Me cnare “Nh oor oe g © 
Breadth of flukes from tip to tip................. me) 1) wh @ || weasoc ne Ff 
Antero-posterior breadth of lobes of flukes....... Cio Ae Btls ice BR A 
IDSA WOMSE go 55 gO OOD e Hub saSooHEcoc On 6500 200% 2 Oh | scccuo |! bceacee™ |) “oss 
Wenpthvoisonihee ro teat erste retell oa T1 Vit |r sat © | aaeooathall -dacneo 
HE eel Micanapesovooss7oboadeueuues % Wi Sscqc0 |) .oaseee || ledoosc 
From pectorals to top of back... -e-. «- -ee-- Ae SO) | Soomda |) <coes de |) sac 
““ corner of mouth to top of head............ GP ale evansocd, ip) coanoa, | tococo¢ 
— CiGiD WO) O# Meelis Sno doen oocdopobeuaD Es IMIS, |) asasooo- if *coadsow ||. .ac.05.00 
Ginthybelow, pectoral Shyavsjentsatqtctereisietede ee teois ee tetetsl ar AS |) aasoom || omoseo || occur 
Depth of caudal peduncle at insertion of flukes.... ie CAI Gaaacds |lm amano BD 
Length of longest baleen.......--...---.-------| s2225- 2 © Pl oobose 
Breadth“ “* Si sf ale A EIB Cones hrs siegs cots) ebavete | Weree ett o 10 O) TOot IP yoeenie 
ISHayeN Che (SONS Gi ET oo ooo eo soooeSedoesona| oobooo || aacoot MSE Vill es dboon 
Reduced to percentages of the total length, these measurements are as follows : 
MEGAPTERA VERSABILIS COPE, CALIFORNIA AND BERING SEA. 
No. I. 
California. No. 2. No. 3. mene: oe 
1872. Ditto. Ditto. aR ‘ 
Scammon. 2 
Sore AiNGl GIES po gocaanes dood odas obaSedebedmaT ) g 2 fs) 
Motallengthe® sasccepasscre cee ae one 48' 0” 48' 0” 52/0" 7a 
% % % % 
Snotito: eviess oe ae cnee ee te Paes ons each BOlBi* . laverataiane [23.2] 20.5 
ee NBLOWHOVES so.) aie s elereversustetteentanets © sieret sola TOYO! Ill *Risreverre [18.6] 18.8 
Ss mectorals) At aucinarcs bay evita der a) sete Sis: 8 38.3 Cy ay Ue | Paretenirettces pi fe catt ridc 
Sn ae posteananginiofidorsalunmneeeer asl nie EGO) Ne seeocs |), Eeeise @|! acne: 
Sal} a CHE JOANN S.5 5 S5ocondaponscos oaGeo00s oc Bal 27.1 235i Pht 
Breadth “ PUNTER er las otc 2b ota ae 7.1 6.2 7.0 6.4 
Telerelats OF Glouseul iit - oo55 pono eosa vo sce mopeNcods ep esoooeet ||) Warasec 2.0 
[sieeexalioy Oh? WIRES Goeno coon aogs nace ccouegeoonne B75 Hevey | abnoos 31.4 
* From lower jaw. 
