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ALLEN: NEW ENGL4ND WHALEBONE WHALES. 



The following measurements of the skull are taken from Flower's (1864) description of a 

 specimen at Utrecht, Holland. 



Measurements of the Skull of Rudolphi's Whale. 

 (Specimen at Utrecht, Holland). 



The general anatomy of the soft parts in this species probably differs in no important 

 details from that of other members of the genus. The hand muscles are quite similar to those 

 of the Common Finback, and are figured by Kunze. 



For a careful and detailed account of the anatomy of a foetus of this whale, see Schulte 

 (1916). 



Range. 



In the North Atlantic this species seems to be commonest in the waters of northern 

 Europe. At the whaling stations on the coasts of Ireland, Finmark, and Iceland it is fre- 

 quently captured. Occasional specimens have been stranded on the English and French 

 coasts, but it is rare south of the Straits of Gibraltar. Racovitza believed that he observed 

 this or a similar species in the Southern Ocean, and its presence has been ascertained about 

 the Falklands. No doubt it occurs in Greenland waters but data are lacking. Captain Nilson 

 informed Millais (1906) that it was at times common on the eastern Labrador coast. 



Until very recently, no representative of the species was known in the Pacific Ocean, 

 but Andrews has lately found that at the whaling stations in Japanese waters a similar whale 



