. The seals and whales of the British seas. the mast-head. They were accompaniedby a small species of Finner, with a white band across the fin {B. rostrata). The total length of the animal is about 45 to 50 feet, its baleen isblack, and the flippers, which are white and notched at the edge, from 10to 14 feet in length. THE COMMON RORQUAL. To the genus Bahnwptcra belong the Rorquals or Fin-whales, the firstspecies of which is the COMMON RORQUAL, Balceiioptcra viusailiis (Linn.), theBalcEiioptcra boops of Bells first edition, and PJiysalits antiquontm of is a much more active animal th
. The seals and whales of the British seas. the mast-head. They were accompaniedby a small species of Finner, with a white band across the fin {B. rostrata). The total length of the animal is about 45 to 50 feet, its baleen isblack, and the flippers, which are white and notched at the edge, from 10to 14 feet in length. THE COMMON RORQUAL. To the genus Bahnwptcra belong the Rorquals or Fin-whales, the firstspecies of which is the COMMON RORQUAL, Balceiioptcra viusailiis (Linn.), theBalcEiioptcra boops of Bells first edition, and PJiysalits antiquontm of is a much more active animal than the Right-whale ; it is difficult ®fapproach, and, upon being harpooned, such is the velocity with which itshoots through the water that the danger is very great; Scoresby mentionsone which took out 4S0 fathoms of line in about one minute. In addition tothis, the whalebone is short and of little value, and the yield of oil small; it Bum;LTkningcr til Norycs Pattijdyrfauna, p. loo. (SKiskilt Afiyk af Nyt Mag. forNaturvsk ) 1S76. ill 11. .iiii
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