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THE ZOOLOGIST. 



17 ft. 

 32 ft. 



10 ft. 



11 ft. 



10 ft. 6 iu. 



11 in. 



1 ft. 6 in. 



61 lbs. 



Greatest girth, about 3 ft. behind the pectoral fins 35 ft. 



Bulk (about) 2500 cubic ft. 



Weight (about 70 tons. 



Of the head — 



Length, from the articulation of the lower jaw ... 



Girth round the eyes 



Greatest breadth across lower jaw 



Gape 

 Of the baleen — 



(a). The longest lamina attached to each side of the 

 upper jaw (known as the "sample slip") — 



Length 



Breadth across its attached end ... 



Length of the " hair " at its free extremity 



Weight after removal of the pulp and hair, and 

 after being thoroughly dried ... 

 (b). The number of the laminae — 



Total number exceeding 6 ft. in length (known 

 as " size slips") 



Total number under 6 ft., but long enough to be 

 considered marketable, the shortest being about 

 12 in. in length (known as " under size ") ... 



Total number too short to be marketable, being 

 the laminse dwindled towards the extremities 

 of the jaws, about 



Grand total 

 Of the pectoral fins — 



Length 



Greatest breadth ... 

 Of the caudal fin — 



Breadth from tip to tip ... 



Greatest length 

 Buch an animal producing — 



Ofoil 



Of whalebone (baleen) 



The female attains greater proportions than the male, 

 reaching, when full-grown, an average length of about 53 ft., 

 from which the various other measurements given above (except 

 the number of the laminae, which is the same ; the yield of oil, 

 which is 18 tons, and the yield of whalebone 18 cwts.) may be 

 estimated, these appearing to be in the same relative proportion 

 to the extreme length, as in the male. 



400. 



190. 



50. 

 640. 



7 ft. ( 



5 ft. 



20 ft. 



6 ft. 



15 tons. 

 15 cwts. 



m. 



