. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery. 1. HUMPBACK IMegapteraVersabilisCope) 2 . SHARP - HEADED FIKNER ( Bal*»optera DAVirsow .Scammon.) THE HUMPBACK WHALE. 41 lower one about fifteen inches. The tongue and throat were of a leaden orbit of the eye was four inches in diameter. The longest plate of bone, orbaleen, was two feet; its color, black, with a fringe of lighter shade. 2. Sex, female. Color of body, black, with slight marks of white of pectorals, black abo
. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery. 1. HUMPBACK IMegapteraVersabilisCope) 2 . SHARP - HEADED FIKNER ( Bal*»optera DAVirsow .Scammon.) THE HUMPBACK WHALE. 41 lower one about fifteen inches. The tongue and throat were of a leaden orbit of the eye was four inches in diameter. The longest plate of bone, orbaleen, was two feet; its color, black, with a fringe of lighter shade. 2. Sex, female. Color of body, black, with slight marks of white of pectorals, black above, white below. Color of flukes, black above andbelow. Color of blubber, white ; average thickness of same, six inches. Yield ofoil, thirty barrels. Gular folds, eighteen. Tubercles on lips, nine. Ft. In. Ft. In. Length of animal 48 0 From nib-end to pectorals 1G 6 Length of pectorals 13 0 Notch of flukes to anus 11 G Breadth of pectorals 3 0 Notch of flukes to genital slit 12 0 Thickness of jjectorals 0 8 Length of longest haleen 2 9 Expansion of flukes 14 0 Breadth of longest haleen 0 10 Breadth of flukes 4 3 3. Sex, female. Color of body
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