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whaling-station Avas formerly established at Campbell Island. 

 Waite states that Right Whales are nearly always seen during 

 the southern cruise of the Government vessels. 



Cook Strait. — {a) DiefFenbach describes and figures (vol. ii. 

 pi. 1) a Right "Whale, stranded in Jackson's Bay, Tory Channel, in 

 1839, On this figure, Gray in the same wox^k founded Balcena 

 antipodimn ; the plate, however, was lettered Balcena antipodarum. 

 The tympanic bone later referred to this species (Gray, 1866) 

 belonged to Neohalcena inarginata. Gaperea was founded on 

 B. antipodartom, and the tympanic bone mentioned, (b) Tory 

 Channel. Scapula in Dominion Museum. Described by Gray as 

 Balcena hectori. Acromion distinct. 



CanterhiLry. — (a) Skeleton in British Museum sent by von 

 Haast. Desci-ibed by Gray (il/. aiijstrcdiensis). Vertebraa 54. 

 Oervicals and first dorsal fused into one mass by their centra. 

 Sternum oblong, 6|x5 in. Scapula with broad compressed 

 acromion. (Gray.) (6) Akaroa Harbour. Skeleton with baleen 

 in the Paris Musenm. Taken by Berard and Arnoux, of the 

 French corvette, ' Le Rhin.' Described by Van Beneden and 

 Gervais, and by Hector (1878). Vertebrae: C. 7, D. 15, L. 11, 

 Ca. 21 = 54. Cervicals fused. Scapula with acromion represented 

 only by a ridge. Phalanges : 2, 5, 6, 5, 4. Distal end of first rib 

 expanded and two-headed. Sternum triangular, sinuated, sides 

 convex, articular facets at front angles. (From van Beneden and 

 Gervais's description and figure.) Van Beneden in two places 

 states the total number of vertebrae to be 53, but figures for each 

 portion of the vertebral column are also given as above stated. 



Otago. — Skeleton with baleen in the Otago Museum. Described 

 by Hector (1878). Young specimen 29 feet long. Vertebrae : C. 7, 

 D. 14, L. 11, Ca. 22 = 54. Six cervicals united by their centra. 

 Caudal region imperfect. Ribs 14. Scapula with a well- 

 developed narrow acromion. (Hector states that the dorsals 

 number 15, and the ribs should probably be 15.) 



Neobal^na. 



JSfeohalcena Gray, 1870, Ann. Mag. ISTat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. vi.. 

 p. 155; type, Balcena viarginata Gray. 



ISTeobal^na marginata. (PL I.) 



Bdcena marginata Gray, 1846, Zool. 'Erebus' & 'Terror,' 

 p. 48, pi. 1 (West Australia). Balcena antipodarum Gray, 1864, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. p. 202 (tympanic bone). Bcdoina marginata Gray, 

 Hector, 1870, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. ii. p. 26, pi. 26; id. 1870, 

 Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. v. p. 221. Neohaloina ma.rginata 

 Gray, 1870, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. vi. p. 156 ; id. 1873, 

 1. c. vol. xi. p. 108; id. 1871, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. iii. p. 123; 

 id. 1874, 1. c. vol. vi. p. 93. Hector, 1873, Trans. N.Z. Inst. 

 vol. V. p. 155 ; id. 1875, I.e. vol. vii. p. 271, pis. 16, 17; id. 1878,^ 

 1, c. vol. X. p. 331. 



