[Journals], 1908-1912
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173 Measurements of no 36 dolphin. 1 - 2370 2 - 1070 3 - 530 4 - 650 5 - 450 6 - 830 7 - 1815 8 - 120 9 - 16 10 - 9 11 - 3 12 - 640 13 - 690 14 - 710 15 - 1030 16 - 505. 21 - 6 23 - 122 26 - 26 27 - 180 28 - 65. 29 - 63 30 - 7 31 - 45 32 - 32 33 - 10 34 - 119 35 - 370 36 - 35 37 - 37 41 - 200 42 - 36 43 - 80 greatest breadth of flukes and to just eyes is 129 The lower jaw fitted was closed tight over upper jaw and could get the measurements at intervals from into try to try & solve jaw absolutely correct. Humpback 5 July 14-08 Kygnet B.C. Length: 12'0" This whale had a very short upper jaw or mouth - Humpback 5 July 14-08 Kygnet B.C. Length: 12'6" Throat breach nearly to navel pure white, only one or two black dashes in that white area & on one fold median line is black. Ontology Ten chevrons - the first small & free distally the 2nd very large & almost as high as 3rd which is highest of the series - last small & free distally 14 pairs of ribs Cy D/14 S 11 Ca 20 = 5-2 years The tail caudal seems to be composed of two arch. upside portraits but it is not certain enough to count it as two. In all the whales I have examined both Megaptera & Balaenoptera there seems to be frequent ankylosis of the terminal vertebrae sometimes being --, just even three joined.