S Dr. Johnston's Account of a Whale. 



of the tithe " de omnibus cetis et marinis belluis qui mihi eveniunt ab 

 Avon usque ad Colbrandspaith" (that is all along the southern shore of 

 the Forth), would be next to worthless. The individual seen by Mr. 

 Neill was 43 feet in length, and yet the fins, or swimmers, were only 

 " nearly 5 feet long," and in breadth " did not extend to 1 foot." In 

 this respect it agreed with the Whale described by Sibbald, but in that 

 now noticed the proportions are very different, the length of the fins 

 being one fourth the length of the body. 



In the works to which I have access there is no figure of this species. 

 I therefore accompany this communication with an accurate sketch of 

 the animal, as it lay imbedded in the gravel, made by my friend the Rev. 

 A. Baird. 



November 1, 1829. 



