318 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



18th degree long. W. G. ; and that oflf Langenses (the N.E. 

 headland of Iceland), on May 28th, he saw quantities of this 

 species. 



The following particulars, kindly supplied to me by the 

 managers whose names are affixed, will, I believe, be considered 

 well worth recording. With one or two exceptions, tlie original 

 statements were given me in Norwegian ; these I have endeavoured 

 to translate as accurately as possible. The lengths, except where 

 otherwise stated, are in Norwegian feet and inches (the Norwegian 

 foot = almost exactly 1 ft. 0^ in. English, and therefore the 

 Norwegian inch = about l^^ in. English). But as most of the 

 measurements are given in feet, omitting inches, it would have 

 been absurd for me to have reduced them to English feet, plus 

 the odd inches. 



Humpback. — Capt. Horn obtained : Males (June 19), 43, 41, 

 43, 53, 38, 42 (Aug. 2) ; females, (July 1) 45, with male foetus 

 13 in. long, flipper 3 in., width of flukes 3 in., gape 3|- in. 

 (much milk) ; 48 (July 38). Average: (6) males, 4 1| Eng. ft.; 

 (2) females, 46 J Eng. ft. In 1885 he obtained : (Aug. 14) 31 and 

 36 (Aug. 15) 38. Average: 35 Norw. ft. 



Capt. Andreeff obtained: Males (July 9), SSg-, 32; females 

 (Aug. 31), 35. Average: (3) males, 35^; (1) female, 35. 



HerrWiborg obtained: 1 male (Aug. 3). 3 females (Aug. 6-16). 



Capt. Castberg obtained: Males (June 19), 30, 30, 30, 28, 20, 

 30. No females. Average : (6) males, 26J Norw. ft. 



Capt. Berentsen obtained : Males (Aug. 3), 30 and 30 ; fe- 

 males (June 9), 30 ; (July 14) 46. Average : (2) males, 30 ; (2) 

 females, 38 Norw. ft. 



Capt. Sorensen killed 4 and found 1 dead between August 

 3nd and 6th. Length, about 40 Norw. ft. 



Capt. H. EUevsen's 5 were obtained between July 28th and 

 August 17th. Four were males, and only one a female. 



Capt. Berg obtained 4 males, and no females. (July 23) 47, 

 40, 44, 38 (Aug. 7). In 1885 he killed 2 as late as Aug. 19. In 

 1884 he killed no Whale of any kind in August, although his ship 

 cruised until the end of that month. In 1883 he obtained 1 on 

 Aug. 30. In 1882 his last Whale was a Blue Whale, killed Aug. 31. 



Capt. Selliken took 6 ; the first was as he came to Syltefjord 

 at the commencement of the season ; it gave 62- tons oil (= about 

 39 barrels). One of his ships harpooned a small individual in the 



