. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America described and illustrated [microform] : together with an account of the American whale-fishery. Cetacea; Pinnipedia; Whaling; Sealing; Marine mammals; Cétacés; Pinnipèdes; Baleines; Phoques; Mammifères marins. TiiROAT-Chain Toggle. Toggle. ber, across one side of the head forward of the eye, around under the fin, and across the body ; and the fin is then raised by the first cutting-tackle, which is the starting-point of the first blanket - piece; the •'knuckle-joint" being disconnected from the shoulder- l)lade with the &quo
. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America described and illustrated [microform] : together with an account of the American whale-fishery. Cetacea; Pinnipedia; Whaling; Sealing; Marine mammals; Cétacés; Pinnipèdes; Baleines; Phoques; Mammifères marins. TiiROAT-Chain Toggle. Toggle. ber, across one side of the head forward of the eye, around under the fin, and across the body ; and the fin is then raised by the first cutting-tackle, which is the starting-point of the first blanket - piece; the •'knuckle-joint" being disconnected from the shoulder- l)lade with the "piece" from the body bj* cutting the tendons, which conne^^t between the flesh and the blubber. This is called "leaning up ;" and when the piece is hove up, so as to bring the whale's back up, the "head-strap" is rove through the spout-holes between the skull-bone and the blubber, as seen in the diagram at OG ; then with an axe the skull is cut through to the epout-holos, on one side. This being done, the blanket-piece is raised still higher, and the other cutting-tackle is hooked to the head-strap and hove taut; when the skull-bone is cut on the other side, and the head with the baleen attached is hove up and lowered on deck. As soon as the piece comes high U. •Mil. 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 Scammon, Charles M. (Charles Melville), 1825-1911; Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927. San Francisco : J. H. Carmany; New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectwhaling, bookyear1874
