. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 382 ABDITIONS ANB CORRECTIONS. 14 inches long and 11 inches mde, but somewhat more curved on the outer than on the inner side. The bladebone is 6 feet broad from before backward, and 3 feet high from the glenoid cavity to the upper margin. The acromion is I foot 7| inches long and 7| iaches broad. The coracoid process is II inches long and 5 inches broad. The acromion is 7 inches broad in the middle, and 9 inches at the end, before the curved margin. Fiff. After generic description of ,A, (at page 188) add:— Subgenus 1. The lo
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 382 ABDITIONS ANB CORRECTIONS. 14 inches long and 11 inches mde, but somewhat more curved on the outer than on the inner side. The bladebone is 6 feet broad from before backward, and 3 feet high from the glenoid cavity to the upper margin. The acromion is I foot 7| inches long and 7| iaches broad. The coracoid process is II inches long and 5 inches broad. The acromion is 7 inches broad in the middle, and 9 inches at the end, before the curved margin. Fiff. After generic description of ,A, (at page 188) add:— Subgenus 1. The lower lateral processes of the third to the seventh cervical vertebree with an angular projection on the lower edges. Fabricia. At the end of remarks on Balaenoptera rostrata, (at p. 194) add:— Subgenus 2. TJie lower lateral processes of the third to the sixth cervical ver- tebree slender, regidarly curved, withoid any prominent angle on the lower edges. Swinhoia. 2. Balaenoptera Swinhoei. Inhab. sea near Formosa. a. Part of the skeleton, viz.:—Upper maxillaiy bone, left side (the upper surface is 6 feet 6 inches, under edge of the same bone 7 feet 8 inches) ; three cervical vertebrae; eight dorsal 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 British Museum. Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London
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