io8 Notes and Comments. 



A FAMOUS WHALE. 



The accompanying illustration is from an old and scarce 

 aquatint of a sperm whale, which will be of interest to our 

 readers. This engraving measures 25 inches by 15 inches, and 

 was drawn by R. Iveson in 1825, and was engraved by R. 

 Fenner, London. Beneath is the following description : — 

 A Sperm Whale, cast on shore at Tunstall, in Holderness, on 

 the 28th April, 1825. Whole length, 58 ft. 6 ins. ; girth, half- 

 way between e3^e and nose, 31 ft. ; girth of the neck, 33 ft. ; 



A Sperm Wha'e. 



girth behind shoulder fin, 34 ft. ; girth before the tail, 7 ft. 

 2 ins .; length of lower jaw in view, 10 ft. 6 ins. ; blow-hole 

 opening at {a) ; width of opening, 2 ft. ; depth, i ft. 2 ins. ; 

 length as far as traced, 20 ft. 3 ins. ; number of teeth, 51.' 

 This particular whale was the cause of a law -suit at the time, 

 and finally was taken over by a member of the Constable 

 family, of Biu-fon Constable, who was lord of the manor. The 

 skeleton of the whale, though in a somewhat dilapidated con- 

 dition, is still at Burton Constable. 



NEW LINCOLNSHIRE BELEMNITES. 



In ' The Proceedings of the Geologists' Association ' recently 

 published, Mr. G. C. Crick describes a new genus and species of 

 Belemnite from the Lower Chalk of Lincolnshire. There are 

 two specimens recorded, found by the Rev. C. R. Bower, and 

 both were obtained from the Totternhoe Stone, at Welton 

 Vale, near Louth. Judging from the illustrations, the speci- 

 mens are very unusual in appearance, and totally different from 

 anything of the kind previously recorded from the chalk. They 

 almost resemble large Saurian teeth, are deeply grooved, and 

 somewhat triangular in section. Mr. Crick gives the name 

 Belcmnocamax boivcri to the specimens. 



Naturalist, 



