218 THE ZOOLOGIST. 



Capt. Castberg obtained: Males (April 4), 70, 58, 61, 63, 



62, 55, 50, 58, 64, 65, 64, 69, 63 ft. 6 in., 67, 58, 67, 60, 65, 65, 



63, 63, 45 ft. 5 in. (Aug. 5) ; females (My 9), 40, 65 (killed May 21, 

 containing foetus 5 Norw. ft.), 63, 73, 60, 70 ft. 3 in., 66, 63, 

 59, 60 (July 5, foetus 5^ ft.), 53, 65 (July 7, foetus 6^ ft.), 67 

 (July 8, foBtus 6 ft.), 66 (July 9, foetus 6^ ft.), 65, 63, 65 (July 24, 

 foetus 7 ft.), 62, 64, 65, 60, 67 (Aug. 18). Average: (22) males, 

 em Norw. ft. ; (22) females, 62 ft. 9 in. 



Capt. Berentsen obtained : Males, (April 12) 60, 58, 60, 54, 

 59, 60, 67, 62, 60, 64, 63, 57, 67, 57, 60 (July 24); females, 

 (April 6) 58, 61, 63 (May 2, foetus 4 ft. 4 in. Norw.), 68 (May 26, 

 a great quantity of milk, probably recently calved), 67, 62, 56, 62, 

 62, 67, 59, 70 (July 5, fffitus 6 ft.), 68, 62, 59, 00 (July 11, fffitus 

 6 ft.), 68, 66, 69, 60, 70, 60 (Aug. 7). Average: (15) males, 60j 

 Norw. ft. ; (22) females, 63 ft. 9 in. Norw. 



Capt. Sorensen's 20 specimens were from 60 to 65 Norw. ft. 

 The first was killed April 5, the last July 28. On July 10 he 

 found a foetus 4 ft. 8 in. Norw. long. 



Capt. H. Ellevsen obtained 57 between March 29 and Aug. 18, 

 and found 4 foetuses: on June 18, in a Whale 56 Norw. ft., a 

 foetus 2 ft. ; on the 20th, in a Whale 54 ft., a foetus 3 ft. ; on the 

 24th, in a Whale 58 ft., a foetus 4 ft. ; and on July 7, in a Whale 

 66 ft., a foetus 8 ft. 1 in. 



Capt. Berg obtained : Males (April 6), 62, 60 ; Bastard, 58 ; 

 Fin, 59, 64, 58, 62 (June 20) ; females, (April 15) 70, 50 ; Bastard, 

 61 (June 4, foetus 3 ft. 3 in. Norw.) ; Fin, 55, 74 (June 10, foetus 



8 ft.), 53, 65, 59 (July 1, foetus 5 ft. 5 in.), 60 (July 12, fo3tus 

 1 ft. 5 in.), 67, 69 (July 27). Average: (7) males, 6 Of ft. ; (11) 

 females, 627t Norw. ft. 



Capt. Selliken captured a Common Rorqual this season 763- 

 Norw. ft. long in a straight line. 



Herr Andresen obtained : Males (April 12), 50, 56, 66, 64, 62, 

 66, 60, 64, 64, 62, 62, 60, 63, 63, 58, 57, 61, 62, 50 (Aug. 17); 

 females, 52, 66, 66, 68, 62, 68, 64, 62, 59, 66, 64, 64. Fretus in 

 Whale 68 ft., on June 29, 8 ft. ; and in a Whale 64 ft., on July 24, 



9 ft. Average : (19) males, OOJi ft. ; (12) females, 63^j Norw. ft. 



Capt. S. A. Nilsen, of the ' Murmanetz,' says that he sees 

 Common Rorquals pairing during May, up to about June 1st 

 every year ; and that in the spring they have calves by their sides 

 not more than 8 or 9 ft. long. He thinks the young Whales 

 (first calf) pair in the autumn. 



