. The Annals of Scottish natural history. Natural history; Natural history -- Scotland. NOTES ON WHALING IN SHETLAND, 1904 67 white. I am unable, as yet, to offer any solution of these differences of colour, which may be due to age, or more probably natural. In three which I photographed the following variations are shown:—(i) Bull, 46 feet, black, some white on the bands between the grooves, upper side of flipper white ; (2) bull, 30 feet, white, some black under chin, upper side of flipper black ; (3) cow, 39 feet, black with white blotches, upper side of flipper white, with one or two dark
. The Annals of Scottish natural history. Natural history; Natural history -- Scotland. NOTES ON WHALING IN SHETLAND, 1904 67 white. I am unable, as yet, to offer any solution of these differences of colour, which may be due to age, or more probably natural. In three which I photographed the following variations are shown:—(i) Bull, 46 feet, black, some white on the bands between the grooves, upper side of flipper white ; (2) bull, 30 feet, white, some black under chin, upper side of flipper black ; (3) cow, 39 feet, black with white blotches, upper side of flipper white, with one or two dark marks at the MEG AFTER A. Taken by Telephoto Lens by Dr. Mackay, Dundee. Every one of the ^legaptera is more or less covered with barnacles (Coronula), and at the base of the barnacles and in the grooves of the thorax are quantities of " lice " (Cyawus) of a large size. The Norwegians say these whales try to rid themselves of these parasites by rubbing against rocks. One of my Norwegian friends told me of a Megaptera, caught off Finmark, 50 feet long, and 16 feet in diameter, which yielded 125 barrels of oil; this, however, must have been a most unusual case, the average yield of oil being 30 to 40 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 Edinburgh : David Douglas
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