406 



BAL^NOPTERID^. 



Entire length, along curve of back 

 Grirth behind flippers, about . 

 Breadth of tail, about . 

 Length of flipper along anterior margin 

 Girth of flipper at base 



The weight of the carcase was estimated at about 

 seventy-four tons, and it yielded sixteen tons of oil, the 

 blubber being thicker than that of the Common Rorqual. 



Our figure is a copy of the plate illustrating Prof. 

 Turner's account of this specimen. As that gentleman 

 has remarked to us, some allowance must be made for the 

 fact that the animal was gravid, and consequently appears 

 more bulky than would otherwise be the case. 



