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Average, two males, 43 N. ft. ; six females, 39 N. ft. This sole 

 return for last season concerning this species gives a somewhat 

 unusual result — namely, that the females were more numerous, 

 and smaller, than the males.* 



Blue Whales. — Captain Berg (Syltefjord) obtained the 

 following:— Males: May 10th, 77 Norw. ft; June 28th, 74 ft.; 

 July 26th, 82 ft.— that is, 85| English feetlt Females: June 

 27th, 78 ft. ; July 20th, 75 ft. ; August 7th, 69 ft. : average, three 

 males, 77f ft. ; three females, 74 Norw. ft. Capt. Berntsen (Busse 

 Sund, Vardo) only measured a few examples of the different 

 species, and these only approximately, but records of the present 

 species, males, 78 and 75 ft.; female, 70 Norw. ft. Capt. Horn 

 (Murman coast) obtained as follows : — Males : June, 72, 72, 80 ft. ; 

 July, 76, 77, 76 ft. Females: June, 80, 68 ft.; July, 76 (killed 

 7th, contained male foetus 4 ft. 11 in. long.), 68, 77 (killed 10th, 

 contained male foetus 10 ft. 5 in. long), 71, 77, 80 Norw. ft. (much 

 milk, and extremely fat): average, six males, 75g- ft. ; eight 

 females, 74f Norw. ft. 



Common Rorqual. — Capt. Berg — Males : March 28th, 56 ft., 

 30th, 61 ft. ; April, 72, 67, 64, 56, 66 ft. ; May 13th, 58 ft. ; July, 

 02,62,58,61,66 ft. Females: March 29th, 68£ ft. ; April, 69, 

 69 ft. (killed on 16th, containing foetus 2 ft. 3 in. long), 59, 63, 

 64 ft. ; May 3rd, 61 ft. (containing foetus 2 ft. 4 in. long.) ; June 

 29th, 57 ft.; July, 66 ft. (killed on 6th, containing foetus 1 ft. 

 8 in. long), 62 ft. : average, thirteen males, 62j ft. ; ten females, 

 63f Norw. ft. Capt. Berntsen — Males, roughly measured, 70, 66, 

 67, 67 ft. ; females, ditto, 68, 66, 65, 68, 70, 67, 58 ft. : average, 

 four males, 67^ ft. ; seven females, 66 Norw. ft. Capt. Horn — 

 Males: March 30th, 64ft.; April, 65, 56, 64ft.; ("Herring- 

 whale" var.), 53; 56 ft. ; (" Hybrid" var.), 68 ; 58 ft. ; (" Hybrid" 

 var.), 62 ft. ; (ditto), 63 ft. ; (ditto), 62 ft. ; 61, 65 ft. ; May, 58, 61 ; 

 ("Hybrid "var.), 62 ft.; (ditto), 59 ft.; (ditto), 60 ft.; (ditto), 61 ft.; 

 (ditto), 66 ft.; 55,51,52ft. Females: April (" Hybrid" var.), 71 

 ft. ; 58 ft. ; May (•' Hybrid" var.), 65 ft. (killed on 2nd, containing 

 male foetus 2ft. 11 in. long); (ditto, var.), 71ft.; (ditto), 65ft.; 

 (ditto), 53 ft. ; (ditto), 64 ft. ; (ditto), 66 ft. ; (ditto), 64 ft. ; (ditto), 



;:: See ' Zoologist,' 1887, p. 213. 



+ For two larger, see Capt. Horn's list for the year before ' Zoologist,' 

 1887, p. 213. 



