320 



THE WHALEBONE WHALES OF THE WESTERN NOKTH ATLANTIC. 



Balcena glacialis, sternum, 258 



summary of discussion of, 261 

 vertebrae, characters of, 254, 256 

 vertebral formula, 250 

 whalebone, 248 



Balcena glacialis in Charleston (S. C.) harbor, 62 

 Balcena jubartes, 53 

 Balcena lamanoni, 266 

 Balcena longimana, 51, 225, 243 



type-specimen of, 211, 233 

 Balcena macro, 45 

 Balcena mediterranea, 266 

 Balcena musculus, 41, 46 

 Balcena mysticetus, 5, 12, 20, 34, 40^3, 45, 47, 50, 53, 



56, 210, 265, 266, 270, 297 

 American specimens of, in Euro- 

 pean museums, 308 

 range of, 12 



Balcena nodosa, 45, 46, 54, 211 

 Balcena physalis, 6, 41, 42, 45 

 Balcena ro/strata, 41, 46 

 Balcena sieboldii, 270 



Van Beneden's opinion regarding, 



271 



whalebone of, 2,71 

 Balcena svedenborgii, 264, 266 

 Balcena tarentina, 266 

 Balcena vanbenedeniana, 264, 266 

 Balcena vera, 40 

 Bakence, 41 

 Balcenidce, 47, 48 

 Balcenoptera, 81, 287 



Balcenoptera acuto-rostrata, 46, 51, 53, 55, 63, 104, 



105, 192, 270, 292, 297 

 American specimens of, 



193 



American specimens 

 of, in European mu- 

 seums, 309 



cervical vertebras, char- 

 acters of, 208 

 chevrons, 201 

 Collett's note on Bo- 

 court's figure of, 192 

 comparison of speci- 

 mens from Greenland 

 and Norway, 207 

 diagnosis of, 301 

 figures of, by Sir Wm. 



Turner, 196 

 measurements of, 106, 



194 



measurements of a 

 specimen from New 

 England, 195 

 measurements of a 

 specimen from Port- 

 land, Me., 194 

 opinions of European 

 cetologists regarding 

 European and Ameri- 

 can specimens of, 206 



Balcenoptera acuto-rostrata, osteological characters 



of, 196 



pectorals, color of, 209 

 phalanges, 204 

 Portland (Me.) speci- 

 men, description of, 

 193 



Sars's diagnosis of, 192 

 scapula, 203 



proportions of, 



204 



size of, 196 

 skeleton, characters of, 



199 

 measurements 



of, 202 

 skull, 196 



characters of, 198 

 Capellini's figures 



of, 198 

 measurements of, 



197 



specimen of, from 

 Quoddy Head, Me., 

 195 



sternum, 204 

 summary of discussion 



of, 206 



Van Beneden and Ger- 

 vais's remarks on, 

 210 

 variety microcephala, 



210 



vertebral formula, 201 

 Eschricht's remarks 

 on, 201 



whalebone, size of, 231 

 Balcenoptera acuto-rostrata from Greenland, color 



of pectorals in, 209 

 Gray's remarks on, 



209 



Balcenoptera borealis, 87, 132, 270, 297 

 diagnosis of, 300 

 Balcenoptera brasiliensis, 103 

 Balcenoptera Carolines, 183, 185 

 Balcenoptera davidsoni, 58, 78, 91, 210, 269, 270, 



292 

 American specimens of, in 



European museums, 309 

 found off Cape Flattery, 



67 



original description of, 91 

 skull, characters of, 295 



measurements of, 293- 



295 



specimens of, 294 

 type-specimen of, 91 

 Van Beneden's opinion re- 

 garding, 296 



Balcenoptera ditguidii, 179 

 Balcrnoptera intermedia, 183 

 Balcenoptera miramaris, 183 



