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ACCOUNT OF A FIN-WHALE 



high latitudes, and who are willing to contribute 

 to the elucidation of a class of animals, which, 

 though the hugest in the world, are remote from 

 the observation of most of the cultivators of 

 natural history. Every specimen, also, which may 

 accidentally be cast on the shores of Great Britain, 

 deserves to be carefully examined and described. 

 By multiplying descriptions and observations, fa- 

 cilities will be furnished for rectifying mistakes., 

 and ultimately settling the species. 



