SYNOPSIS OF THE 



923. 2. JB. Glacialis (Nord-Caper.) Lower jaw rounded ; 

 high and broad body, and tail elongated ; no boss on the 

 back ; general colour gray, more or less clear ; under the 

 head a vast oval surface of a shining white, with a few 

 blackish spots ; dimensions unknown. 



Balsena Islandica, Briss. B. Glacialis, Klein. Nord- 

 Caper, Anderson. Baleine Nord-Caper, Bonnat. B. Mys- 

 ticetus, Var, B. Gm. Baleine Nord-Caper, Lacep. 



Icon. Lacep. 



Habitat. North Atlantic, between Spitzbergen, Norway, 

 and Iceland. 



924. 3. B. Nodosa (Knotted Whale.) A boss on the 

 back, situate near the tail ; pectoral fins white, long, and 

 remote from the end of the muzzle. 



Pfiokfisch, Anderson, Crantz» Dudley. B. Gibbosa, 

 Var. B. Gm. Baleine Tampon, Bonnat. Baleine No- 

 ueuse, Lacep. 



IcoH. 



Habitat. The coasts of New England. 



925. 4. B. Gibbosa (Bossed Whale.) Five or six bosses 

 on the back, near the tail ; whalebones white. 



Knotenfisch, Anderson, BalasnsL Meera, Klein 1 Baleine, 

 a six bosses, Briss., Cra?itz., Muller. Baleine a bosses, 

 Bonnat. Baleine Bossue, Lacep. 



Icon.- 



Habitat. Sea of New England. 



Obs. B. Japonica and B. Lunulata, are considered doubt- 

 ful by M. Desmarest, resting only on Chinese sketches, 

 communicated to M. Lacepede by M. Abel Remusat. 



Sub-genus II. — Balenoptera, (Lacep.) Whalebones; 

 a dorsal Jin. 



926. 1. B. Gibbar (The Gibbar.) Jaws pointed and 



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