3. ESCHKICHTmS. 



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the canal of the spinal marrow of the cervical vertebrae, and the want 

 of development of the ramus of the lower jaw. 



The ribs and the blade-bone are more like Physalus than Mega- 

 ptera. This combination of characters induces me to think it should 

 form a genus by itself. 



These observations are founded on some drawings of the bones 

 of the tropical specimen which Professor Lilljeborg has kindly sent 

 to me. 



1. Eschrichtius robustus. The Oraso Whale. 



Batenoptera robuata, LiUJehorg, Foredag Kiohmh. 1860, t. 611. f. 1, 2 ; 



Skand. Svalartade, 77. 

 Megaptera ? Eschrichtius robustus, Gray, Ann. Sf Mag. N. H. 1865. 

 Eschnchtius robustus, Gray, P. Z. S. 1865. 



Inhab. North Sea. The British Channel ; Babbicombe Bay, Tor- 

 bay, Devonshire {Mr. Pengelly, 24th Nov. 1861). 



a. Cast of the fifth cervical vertebra, from a specimen cast ashore 

 at Babbicombe Bay, Devonshire, 1861. Presented by Mr. Pen- 

 gelly, 1864. 



The Danish skeleton was discovered buried from 2 to 4 feet below 

 the surface, about 840 feet from the beach, and about 12 to 15 feet 

 above the surface of the sea. It is imperfect, haviag only the first, 

 third, fourth, and sixth cervical vertebrse, a right scapula, a left 

 humerus, the right lower arm-bones, six carpal, four metacarpal, 

 and four phalangeal bones. Approximate length 45 or 50 feet; 

 length of under jaw 8' 2" ; breadth of atlas 1' 5J" ; thickness of body 

 of third cervical 2i, breadth of body 8f iuches, width of including 

 transverse processes 2 feet; length of breast-bone 11^ inches, 

 breadth 1 foot ; length of shoulder-blade 2' 8i", width 3' 6|" ; length 

 of humerus 1' 9J", width llj" ; length of radius 2' 3", breadth in 

 middle 7" ; length of ulna 2' 2^", breadth in middle 4". 



Fig. 22. 



Worn cervical vertebra. Devonshire. 



The body of the fourth or fifth cervical vertebra of this whale 

 was cast on the shore of Babbicombe Bay on the 24th of November, 



