712 MR. G.KREFFT ON A NEW SPECIES OF EUPHYSETES. [{ Nov. 28, 
differ considerably from the corresponding parts in Gray’s Whale ; 
but these parts not being macerated, I shall give a full description 
of them at a future time. 
The length of the spinal column is 7 feet 4 inches without carti- 
lage ; the head measures 18 inches, making a total of 8 feet 10 inches ; 
the cartilage is very thick in some places, so that at least 1 foot 6 inches 
should be allowed for it; and the total length of the skeleton, when 
articulated, will therefore be 10 feet 4 inches. 
I believe that I have proved that this Whale is different from the 
Euphysetes grayii of MacLeay; and I only regret that the great 
mind which established the genus is no more. Nothing would have 
given me more pleasure than to have seen this animal (which will 
