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bl>^ucinicu existed and had been seen by him” (Cut. 8e.d^ and 
ludos, p. 340). Tliis re-iuirement has been amply complied with 
Captain Gray, for, in the series of photograplis of live excellently 
chosen skulls, copies of which, through his kindness, I now liave 
1 C pleasure of exhibiting, every intermediate stage of the develop- 
ment of the maxillary crests, is most clearly exhibited from that of 
1 C young male (Xo. 1), in wliich the crests are thin, wide apart, 
and lower than the occipital portion of the skull, to Xo. 5, in which 
icy exhibit tlieir perfect development, and seen from the front, 
present a singularly massive appearance, rising lar above the hinder 
portion of the skull.* These skulls were all prepared liy (kiptain 
Cray from specimens killed by his crew, ami I think cannot fait to 
convince the most casual oliserver; ami although, viewing only the 
two extreme forms Xo. 1 and o, it is not matter of surprise that, 
judging Irom the skulls alone. Dr. Gray .should have described them 
as <l>ilcrcnt species or even genom, yet, taking them all together, they 
cannot fad to .settle, at once and for ever, the vexed <piestion of the 
idaitity of II. and II. hit! from. 
This is the first resultof Captain Gray’s oU^ervations. I will now 
1C er to the liglit which he has thrown upon the habits of these 
cuiious animals in their summer (piarters. 
aoon after leaving the Shetland Isles, early in the month ot 
- aicl. Captain Gray expects to meet with Ilottle-nose Whales, and 
luoeeecl.iig northward to the West of Greenland they are found in 
is Strait, as far as seventy degrees north latitude, wherever 
lere IS open water; as also Hudson’s Strait, Cumberland Gulf 
and the numerous bays on the western shore of the main 
s lai s. 0 the eastwanl of Greenland they are met with from 
Cape farewell, round Iceland and Jan Mayen northward to 
bcventy-seven degrees north latitude, and eastward to Bear 
Dlaml, and probably to Xovaya Zemlya. Here they frequent 
the open water near the mai-gin of the ice, swimming in small 
sc 100 S of from four to ten ; numerous “ schools ” often 
of these being 
10 ] roduced m our p;^e.s, but engravings of four of the photograph.^ and the 
outlines of a series of four male Bottle-nose AVhales, showing the progre.ssive 
found in the ‘ ProLdings Tthe 
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