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]\Ir. T. Southwell — Some Results of the 



large number of Norwegian and Shetland finners, whicli, 

 altliougli in excess of like averages of the Newfoundland 

 whales given by Dr. True, is still less than the average of 

 the Norwegian whales given for comparison in his table ; 

 this is probably owing to my having rejected the so-called 

 " bastard " whales, the inclusion of which would havo 

 considerably increased the average. 



The figures given below for the Newfoundland whales are 

 from Dr. True's table and the Report of the Newfoundland 

 Department of Fi&'heries, and those for Norway from 

 Mr. Cocks's reports. 



Ba livnop tera m use u Jus. 



The " bastard " whales are not included in the above : of 

 these, 16 males averaged ^oQ ft. 2 in., and 16 females 

 68 ft. 5 in. ; of these several were evidently immature, thus 

 reducing the average. The longest male measured 72 ft. and 

 the longest female SO ft. 6 in. ; omitting all those under 65 ft. 

 as immature, 7 males averaged 69 ft. 5 in., and 13 females 

 70 h. 2 in. 



Mr. Ilaldane found a foetus in a tinner 50 ^t. long, but the 

 ordinary length of a sexually mature female would probably 

 be over CO ft. 



Of 2893 fin-whales killed in Norway, 18£9, or 65-61: per 

 cent., were of this species, and of 2131 killed in Newfoundland 

 the percentage was 48"56. 



The Norwegian foot has been taken as 12^ English inches 

 in the above calculations. 



It remains to consider what, if any, is the taxonomic value 



