BEAKED WHALES, FAMILY ZIPHIID^ TRUE. 



Dimensions of one skeleton of Berardius arnurii and three skeletons of B. bairdii. 



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Measurements. 



Length of centra of seven cervicals (inferior) . 

 Atlas: 



Breadth 



Height 



Fourth cervical: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Seventh cervical: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



First thoracic: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Ninth thoracic: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



First lumbar: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Sixth lumbar: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



First caudal: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



Length of centrum 



Ninth caudal: 



Greatest height 



Greatest breadth 



LengI h of centrum 



Eleventh caudal, length of centrum 



Length of scapula 



Height of scapula 



Length of humerus 



Breadth of humerus at distal end 



Length of radius 



Breadth of radius at distal end 



Length of ulna (incl. olecranon) 



Breadth of ulna at distal end 



Length of sternum 



Breadth of first segment of sternum 



Length of first rib (straight) 



Length of fifth ril) (straight) 



Length of tenth rib (straight) 



B. arnuxii. 



New 

 Brighton, 

 New Zea- 

 land, 186S, 

 (Flower). 

 No. 3. 



B . bairdii 



49726 

 St. George 

 Island, 

 Alaska, 

 female 

 adult. 



36 



241 

 46 



58 



152 



246 



168 



104 

 503 

 356 

 274 

 109 

 295 



84 

 323 



79 

 1,143 

 325 

 457 

 991 

 737 



49725 



Centerville, 



California, 



male(?) 



adult. 



362 



339 



254 

 6 243 



47 



310 



257 



58 



391 



310 



84 



508 

 318 

 190 



585 

 626 

 228 



713 

 590 

 273 



800 

 577 

 338 



422 

 243 

 241 

 180 

 710 

 490 



1,455 

 375 

 543 



49727 



St. George 



Island, 



Alaska, 



male 



young. 



341 

 321 



249 



11197 



34 



270 

 235 



49 



390 

 290 

 68 



478 



<-218 



176 



540 

 575 

 215 



642 

 572 

 243 



''658 

 <i511 

 ■i280 



335 

 194 



194 

 1.56 

 670 

 445 

 340 

 170 

 1380 

 140 



1,530 

 495 

 505 



280 

 270 



191 



1'173 



30 



198 

 177 

 42 



255 

 240 

 51 



333 



198 

 128 



359 

 340 

 150 



427 

 362 

 172 



427 

 360 

 200 



2S8 

 191 

 160 

 142 

 395 

 280 

 248 

 115 

 220 



88 

 241 



71 



323 



a Median. 

 24765— Bull. 73—10- 



i" Inferior. 



c Process aborted on one side. 



li Second. 



