. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery. The above illustration represents the relative proportions of the full-grown baleen of differentspecies of whalebone whales, as follows : 1. Baleen of the Bowhead, or Great Polar Whale. 2. Baleen of the Bight Whale of the North-western Coast. 3. Baleen of the Sulphurbottom Whale. 4. Baleen of the Humpback Whale. 5. Baleen of the California Gray Whale. G. Baleen of the California Gray Whale, in a section, showing the manner of its being imbedded in
. The marine mammals of the north-western coast of North America, described and illustrated; together with an account of the American whale-fishery. The above illustration represents the relative proportions of the full-grown baleen of differentspecies of whalebone whales, as follows : 1. Baleen of the Bowhead, or Great Polar Whale. 2. Baleen of the Bight Whale of the North-western Coast. 3. Baleen of the Sulphurbottom Whale. 4. Baleen of the Humpback Whale. 5. Baleen of the California Gray Whale. G. Baleen of the California Gray Whale, in a section, showing the manner of its being imbedded in the gum of the Baleen of the California Gray Whale, in a section, showing how the fringes lie across. 56 MARINE MAMMALS OF THE NORTH-WESTERN COAST. c-ir zw 00 CO C 0SB to>o. Plate X. , •
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