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Sperm Whale and other Cetaceans. 139 
.. . sewed up, the measurements were as follows : — From a line 
|... With the anterior extremity of the head to the tip of the tail 
| 16 feet, to the rudimentary dorsal fin 9 feet, to the anterior 
fin about 4 feet, to the vent 10 feet 2 inches, to the eye 
3 feet 2 inches, to the external orifice of the ear 3 feet 
8 inches, to the angle of the mouth 2 feet 10 inches. Accord- 
.. . ing to Mr. Owen, “ When brought forth, the young cachalot 
= is usually twenty feet in length ;" but the present individual 
could not have been recently born, as the foramen ovale was 
completely closed. Vertical diameter of the head just in front 
9f the opening of the mouth 34 inches, and of the largest 
part of the body 3 feet, the abdomen having, perhaps, fallen 
in somewhat since the removal of the organs ; anterior fin 
18 inches long and 9 inches wide. The dorsal fin, or hump, 
forms a very obtuse angle, and is ill defined, being about 
10 inches in length, and 2 or 3 inches in height, there being 
also between it and the caudal two or three quite small finlets. 
Span of tail 19 inches, and 4 inches wide midway. -Lower 
Jaw to the angle of the mouth 20 inches ; right eye. I+ inches 
long ; the left not examined, as the animal laid upon that side, 
and I was not aware, at the time, of the difference that had 
been observed, the left being, according to F. Cuvier, always 
. perfect, and almost useless. Orifice of the external ear - 
aout the size of a goose quill. The circumference of the 
body before the removal of the organs was, according to the 
Owners, 9 feet. ; 
.^8 to the general outline, it resembled the figure in tlie 
- aturalist’s Library, (vol. vi. pl. 8,) about as nearly as one. 
Individual would be likely to resemble another of a different - 
- "Be and sex. The small finlets, however, are not shown in — 
= figure, and the under part of the body near the caudal fin 
55 much less prominent than it was in the present specimen ; 
pus the externa] surface also was everywhere quite black, remark- 
imd smooth, and elastic like India rubber. " 
ae pi i$ as in the other cetaceans. The skin, known 
generally as the blubber, was about 3 inches thick where cut _ 
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