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BAL^NOPTERIDjE. 



outer edge being nearly as wide as the mandible. The 

 bones generally are somewhat slender and dense in 

 structure. 



The following are some of the measurements of Ru- 

 dolphi's specimen, and of the Charmouth example : 



Rudolphi. 

 Ft. In. 



Entire length . 

 From nose to flipper . 

 Length of , , 

 Breadth of 



31 

 9 

 3 







Yarrell. 

 Ft. In. 

 41 



10 

 5 

 1 



Our illustration is a copy of the only figure of this 

 species with which we are acquainted, drawn from Ru- 

 dolphi's original specimen, and published in Brandt and 

 Ratzeburg's " Medizinische Zoologie" (Vol. L, pi. XV., 

 fig. 3), under the name of Balcena rostrata ; as the back 

 is turned from the spectator the dorsal-fin is not shown. 





