THE DEDUCTOR, OR CA*ING WHALE. 21 3 



republished, with additional details, by Scorseby in 

 his " Arctic Regions, 1830." In 1812, an interest- 

 ing memoir concerning this variety, named fey him 

 Globiceps, appeared from the pen of Cuvier, in 

 vol. xix. Ann. du Museum. From these sources, 

 some interesting circumstances may be detailed of 

 this species. 



The Globicephalus, as its name implies, has a 

 head very prominent, short and round, with some- 

 thing like a pad over its mouth, which gives it a 

 very peculiar appearance. Its length is from sixteen 

 to twenty-four feet ; its circumference about ten or 

 eleven. Almost the whole body is black, smooth 

 and shining like oiled-silk ; the back and sides are 

 jetty-black; the breast and belly of a somewhat 

 lighter colour. The dorsal fin, which is nearly in 

 the centre of the body, is about two feet long at the 

 base, takes a curve backward, and is crescent-shaped 

 at its extremity ; it is cartilaginous and immovable ; 

 the pectorals arise almost from the side of the 

 neck, are from six to eight feet long, narrow and 

 tapering at their extremity ; the tail is large, ex- 

 tending to about five feet. The spiracle is single, and 

 placed in a small hollow towards the back of the 

 head. The upper jaw projects somewhat over the 

 lower; the teeth are not apparent in the young, 

 and begin to fall out before they attain any great 

 age. The normal number is not ascertained, but 

 appears to be from twenty to twenty- eight in each 

 jaw ; they are conical, sharp, and somewhat curved 

 at their summit. When the mouth is shut the 



