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inches long, out of whales in the same school, in July. When 

 many have to calve, they seek sheltered water for the purpose. 

 I once saw Scapa Flow full, on such an occasion many 

 thousands, extending for miles." 



" The Caing Whale is fond of following a leader, and, in 

 absence of any 'flecked' whale, follows usually some old male of 

 its own species, as if trusting to his age and experience ; even 

 if he be wounded and runs on shore they follow. 



" They seem to see well in the air, as I have noticed them 

 rise up as if ' treading water,' and take a prolonged and steady 

 look at a boat, when 15 or 20 yards off only," 



The Caing Whale feeds on cuttle-fish. In the stomachs of 

 some run ashore in November 1889 Mr. Irvine-Fortescue found 

 handfuls of the beaks of these creatures. 



They only appear in Scapa Flow occasionally, several years 

 frequently passing without a whale-hunt taking place. Of those 

 run ashore on the occasion last referred to, in Weethick, on the 

 east side of Inganess Bay, Mr. Irvine-Fortescue found the 

 largest bull measured 21 ft.; the female was considerably less. 

 The smallest female containing a foetus was 14 ft. Two foetuses 

 measured 6 ft. each, and another born on the beach was also 

 6ft. 



The same gentleman also remarks that he never heard one 

 of these whales make the slightest cry, but some of the men 

 who were killing them last November (1889), said that when 

 they were being killed " some cried like pigs, and others bogled," 

 i.e. bellowed. 



Phocaena communis, F. Cuv. Porpoise, 

 Common in summer and autumn. 



Delphinus acutus (/. E. Gray). White-sided Dolphin. 

 Ore. = Flecked or Flaked Whale (J. G. M.-H.). 



Mr. Moodie-Heddle has kindly sent us a very good drawing, 

 description, and measurements of one of these animals, which 



