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is a large black area. The whalebone is dull black, with 

 brownish black bristles. 



Skull very broad with an obtuse rostrum. The nasal 

 bones are rather narrow and pointed anteriorly. Vertebral 

 formula: cervicals 7, dorsals 14, lumbars n (-10), caudals 

 21. Total, 53 (-52). Habitat: cosmopolitan. 



NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE, BLACK WHALE 

 Enbalcena glacialis (Bonn.) 



Form massive. Head about one-fourth the total length 

 and rostrum much arched, with a protuberance near the 

 anterior end, called the "bonnet." Lower lip very large, 

 and the free margin is more or less sinuous. Pectoral fins 

 very broad and short. No ventral furrows and no dorsal 

 fin. The color is black throughout, with more or less white 

 on the throat and breast in some individuals. Greatest 

 length, 54 feet. 



Rostrum of skull very long, narrow and curved. Nasal 

 bones large, broad and oblong. Sternum broad and irregu- 

 larly triangular. Scapula broader than high. Vertebral 

 formula: cervicals 7, dorsals 14, lumbars n (10-12), 

 caudals 23 (-26). Total, 55 (-57). Habitat: in temperate 

 waters in both hemispheres. 



BOWHEAD, GREENLAND RIGHT WHALE 

 Balccna -mystic etus (Linn.) 



Form massive. Head enormous, exceeding one-third the 

 total length of the whale. Upper jaw greatly arched to ac- 

 commodate the long whalebone. No ''bonnet." Blowholes 

 elevated and followed by a deep concavity over the "neck." 

 No ventral furrows and no dorsal fin. The color is black, 

 with some white about the throat and lower lips. The whale- 

 bone is black, long and very elastic; in some individuals it 

 reaches a length of 14 feet. Greatest length, 65 feet. 



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