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7 inches, and the circumference of the body (as well as it could be taken), 
immediately behind the pectoral fins, 38 feet; pectoral fins, 6 feet; and 
expanse of tail, 14 feet. Its belly was much inflated, and the edges of the 
plaits or folds thereon so eaten in holes—or, as it were, so completely honey- 
combed by the birds’ bills—as to be in some places almost altogether 
obliterated. The sharp ridge on the body near the tail was also mutilated 
in the same manner. The longest plates of “ baleen” were fully three feet ; 
including the fringe, and of a dark slate-colour on the outer edges, striped 
and gradually shaded off to yellowish white on the inner edges. The back 
was almost black, smooth, and somewhat polished, shaded to lead-colour on 
the sides where meeting the cream-colour of the belly, which part was 
probably white before it became changed by decomposition. Arriving at 
Looe on the morning of the 31st, I found that the belly had unfortunately 
been cut open and emptied of its contents, thereby causing such a complete 
collapse that the proper form of the whole front part of the huge animal 
was entirely destroyed. My friend Mr. Clogg, of Looe, in an interesting 
note on the occurrence of this whale, states that the upper jaw, was from 
angle of mouth to tip of nose, 11 feet 6 inches in length; under jaw, 14 feet, 
and that the roof of the mouth was of a beautiful rose-colour, the under part 
being of a dull cream, marked with longitudinal lead-coloured lines about 
half an inch in breadth.—_Joun GatcomBeE (Lower Durnford Street, Stone- 
house, Devon). 
Prnor Waate on THE Norrotk Coast.—On the 30th January last 
a specimen of the Pilot Whale was found dead on the beach between 
Trimingham and Mundesley, on the Norfolk coast. It was a female, and 
appeared not to have been dead many days. It was not a large specimen, 
as will be seen by the following measurements, for which I am indebted to 
the kindness of my friend, Mr. Thomas Southwell, of Norwich :— 
Total length in straight line - - - 13 feet 6 inches. 
From the upper lip along the curve to the ee 4 8 
of the dorsal fin - - - - 3 be 
From the anterior portion of the dorsal fin to a 7 4 
notch of the tail - - - - sa aa 
Height of dorsal fin - - - OM Flas, 
Length of flipper along the anterior edge ou. Blks, 
Greatest breadth of flipper : - - Ons 18s: 
Breadth of tail - - - - - Sree Miss 
From the blow-hole to the upper lip along the curve 2 ,, 0 ,, 
<5 tothe eye - - - gy ee er 
4 to the angle of the mouth - Oe ey ss 
This specimen agreed with the figure in Bell’s ‘ British Quadrupeds,’ 
except that the upper edge of the dorsal fin appeared to be somewhat more 
prolonged and the posterior edge more curved. I believe that this species, 
