. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum . Seals (Animals); Whales. 382 ADDITIONS AND COEEECTIONS. 14 inches long and 11 inches wide, but somewhat more curved on the outer than on the inner side. The bladebone is 6 feet broad from before backward, and 3 feet high from the glenoid cavity to the upper margin. The acromion is I foot 7g, inches long and 7| inches broad. The eoracoid process is II inches long and 5 inches broad. The acromion is 7 inches broad in the middle, and 9 inches at the end, before the curved margin. Fig. After generic description of BALiENOPTERA, (at page
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum . Seals (Animals); Whales. 382 ADDITIONS AND COEEECTIONS. 14 inches long and 11 inches wide, but somewhat more curved on the outer than on the inner side. The bladebone is 6 feet broad from before backward, and 3 feet high from the glenoid cavity to the upper margin. The acromion is I foot 7g, inches long and 7| inches broad. The eoracoid process is II inches long and 5 inches broad. The acromion is 7 inches broad in the middle, and 9 inches at the end, before the curved margin. Fig. After generic description of BALiENOPTERA, (at page 188) add:— Subgenus 1. The lower lateral processes of the third to the seventh cervical vertebrcB with an angular projection on the lower edges. Fabricia. At the end of remarks on Balsenoptera rostrata, (at p. 194) add:— Subgenus 2. The lower lateral processes of the third to the m^h cervical ver- tebra slender, regularly ciirved, without any prominent angle on the lower edges. Swinhoia. 2. BalsBUoptera Swiuhoei. Inhab. sea near Formosa. a. Part of the skeleton, viz.:—Upper maxillary bone, left side (the upper surface is 6 feet 6 inches, under edge of the same bone 7 feet 8 inches); three cervical vertebrae; eight dorsal 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 British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London : Printed by order of the Trustees
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