. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Pig. 1.—Blue whale, or Sulphurbottom (Balaenoptera musculus L.). Leugtli reaches 30 meters (98J feet). After V. W. True. First fam/dy^ right whales.—The best known representative of this family is the Greenland whale (Arctic right whale, or bow- head), Balmna mysticetiis L. Among the most remarkable char- acters of this clumsy animal, which reaches a length of 20 meters (651 feet), is the enormous head, which alone occupies one-third to two
. Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Institution. Archives; Discoveries in science. Pig. 1.—Blue whale, or Sulphurbottom (Balaenoptera musculus L.). Leugtli reaches 30 meters (98J feet). After V. W. True. First fam/dy^ right whales.—The best known representative of this family is the Greenland whale (Arctic right whale, or bow- head), Balmna mysticetiis L. Among the most remarkable char- acters of this clumsy animal, which reaches a length of 20 meters (651 feet), is the enormous head, which alone occupies one-third to two-fifths of the total length. The flippers are short, broad, and five-fingered. The whalebone is very long and may reach the. Fig. -California Gray whale (Rhachianectes glaucus Cope), meters (494 feet). After C. M. Scammon. Length reaches ; extraordinary length of 15 feet in old animals. The bellj^ is entirely smooth, and there is no fin on the back. Second, family., gi'Ciy whales.—This family is represented only by the California gray whale {Rhachianectes glaucus Cope), which occupies a peculiar intermediate position between the right wdiales and the finbacks, or rorquals. It is nearly as long as the bowliead, but the body is more slender and the head is small. (Fig. 2.) The. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents; United States National Museum. Report of the U. S. National Museum; Smithsonian Institution. Report of the Secretary. Washington : Smithsonian Institution
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