THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC. 213 



MEGAPTERA NODOSA (BONNATEREE). BALENA STATION, NEWFOUNDLAND. 1900 AND 1901. 



In order of size, the males and females of these, and the three Snook's Arm 

 specimens, and the specimens not having the sex recorded, are as follows : 



MEGAPTERA NODOSA (BONNATEREE). NEWFOUNDLAND. 



Cocks's statistics for the Finmark stations in 1885 and 1886 are as follows 



MEGAPTERA. NORWAY. 1885 AND 1886. 



Males. 



Females. 



Maximum 53 ft. o in. 

 Minimum 20 " 7 ' 

 Average (25) 37 " 2 " 



51 ft. 6 in. 



30 " ii " 

 (6) 43 " * " 



1 Contained a male foetus. 



