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— the Norwegians, who had ten years' start of the Americans, 

 might have killed off all the largest examples ; but this involves 

 the supposition that the individual Whales frequented both sides 

 of the Atlantic habitually and indiscriminately. In addition, 

 there is no evidence that the Norwegian whalers selected the 

 large Whales to the exclusion of the smaller, but they doubtless 

 captured all the fish which " came into their net." The reason- 

 able conclusion therefore seems to be, as above suggested, that 

 the east and west sides of the Atlantic are each frequented by 

 distinct races of the same species. 



I must again tender my thanks to Mr. Eobert Kinnes, of 

 Dundee, and Sir Robert Thorburn, of St. John's, Newfound- 

 land, for their valuable assistance ; also to the Editor of the 

 ' St. John's Evening Herald,' for copies of his papers containing 

 sealing news. 



