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GENITALIA.

Males. In No. 290 (32-25 ft.), a "small young whale with small penis," the latter organ was 5 in. in diameter. In No. 17 (42 ft.) Major Barrett-Hamilton's note reads " penis reflexed, after removal of blubber it was 6 ft. long (about 5 ft. before); grooved posteriorly, and tapering to a very fine point-very different from

not pigmented." that of the sea-elephant." In No. 57 the penis is described as

In a separate note on No. 7, a young male of 38 ft., a sketch of the external immedi- genitals is given. The penis is placed apparently far in front of the anus; ately in front of the anus are the closed mammary slits, each with a small mamma at bottom. These slits are separated by a median crease apparently.

Females.-No. 295 (27-5 ft., 16th January) :-" Milk, nil; mammæ and clitoris absolutely retracted. Virgin (almost certainly)." In a separate note, headed "Genitals of Virgin," a sketch of the The navel was an parts with their dimensions is given. elliptical fissure 18 in. long and 2 in. wide; parallel with its right side and externally there was a secondary slit 71⁄2 in. long; 11 in. behind the navel a diamond-shaped groove com- menced this was 24 in. long and 24 in. wide; in the middle line of its floor the genital slit appeared as a simple fissure. Opposite the fore-part of the genital slit a tightly closed mammary slit, 9 in. in length, was placed on each side. A transverse crease in the skin was situated 9 in. behind the genital groove, and a little behind this crease was the anus, which measured 3 in, in width. Behind the anus was a pos- terior transverse crease in the skin; the distance between the anterior crease and the posterior margin of the anus was 10 in., and a similar distance separated the latter point from the posterior crease.

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276 (33 ft., 14th January):-"Milk, nil; mammæ retracted;

uterus inconspicuous. ? a virgin.”.

222 (33.25 ft., 8th January):—“Milk, nil; mammæ not seen;

quite young"

210 (34 ft., 7th January):-"Milk, nil; mammæ 'absolutely

retracted."

28 (346 ft., 3rd December):-"Evidently a mere baby. Small uterus and ovary, the latter measuring about 4 in. by 2 in." 249 (85 ft., 10th January):-"Milk, nil; mammæ absolutely

retracted. ? a virgin heifer.'

239 (36.5 ft., 9th January):-" Milk, nil; mammæ absolutely

retracted. ? a virgin heifer.'

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52 (3825 ft., 18th December):

:-"No milk; teats retracted. Uterus undeveloped and small (diameter about 4 in.: dia- meter of cornu, 2 in.); ovaries not seen. Heifer, probably not impregnated."

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181 (39-75 ft., 5th January):-"Milk, nil; prominences of

mammæ protruded; uterus inconspicuous.' 238 (40 ft., 9th January) :- "Milk, nil; mammæ retracted."

"Milk, nil; mammæ absolutely 297 (41 ft., 16th January) :

retracted."

94 (42 ft., 24th December):-" Milk, nil; mammæ slightly pro- truding; one ovary with a large hollow corpus luteum (9 in. by 7 in.), the other not noted. Contained a female foetus, 11 in. long.

69 (435 ft., 20th December): "Milk, nil; mammæ slightly protruding. Ovaries, one 11-12 in. by 4 in., with three cor- pora lutea, the largest (approximately) 3 in. by 2-5 in. Uterus moderately developed, with a male foetus 5 in. or 6 in. long.

189 (43-5 ft., 5th January) :-" Large uterus; the placenta pro-

truding, with a female foetus 2 ft. long (kept).'

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54 (4375 ft., 18th December):-"No milk; teats retracted; ovaries and uterus moderately small and without large cor- pora lutea. Heifer, probably not impregnated."

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Females. No. 48 (45 ft., 13th December):- "Mammæ protruding and milk flowing; large mammary glands extending forwards for about 5 ft. (each) anteriorly to mamma and well separated (illustrated by a sketch). "Ovaries, one with a large cor- pus luteum (3.25 in. by 275 in.), the corresponding uterine cornu folded and congested-containing some mucus, but I could find no foetus; evidently there had been a calf suckling recently and recent impregnation." In the black book the comment is recently impregnated and suckling or weaned calf."

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251 (45 ft., 12th January) :-" Milk exuding; mammæ slightly protruding; the mammary prominences are specially big in humpbacks, much more so comparatively than in Balanop- tera. Small foetal bag found, but did not get the foetus, which must have been small."

288 (45 ft., 15th January) :-" Milk, nil mammæ protruding;

contained a female fœtus 2 ft. 1 in. long.

59 (455 ft., 19th December):--"No milk; mammæ protruding;

contained a female fœtus 1 ft. 4 in. long."

136 (46 ft., 30th December):--"Milk, nil: mammæ retracted: contained a female fœtus 2 ft. 1 in. long (kept, no label) in a bag approximately 12 ft. long."

152 (46 ft., 31st December) :- 'Milk, nil; mammæ protruding." 211 (46 ft., 7th January):-" Large milk glands, about 6 ft.

long: mammæ partially protruded and squirting milk." 106 (48-5 ft., 26th December):- Milk, nil; mammæ very pro-

truding; large mammary glands. Long dead."

3 (47 ft., 15th November):-" Reputed a very large female;

had a little milk; probably had an embryo.”

13 (47 ft., 25th November) :-- Milk in teats; contained a 6 in. foetus (kept)." In a separate note a sketch is given of the external genitals, anus, and umbilicus; between the genital slit and the anus a "muscle pad " is shown to be present. Speaking of this whale and No. 14, referred to below, Major Barrett-Hamilton says:-"These two whales caught to- gether-no calves with them."

151 (47 ft., 31st December) :---" Milk. nil; mamma protruding:

rotten carcase."

126 (48 ft., 29th December): -" Mammæ protruding and squirt- ing out milk; large glands (at least 5 ft. long); uterus, part seen, clean and apparently unimpregnated; one ovary seen, dormant, without corpora lutea; a suckling female."

153 (48 ft., 31st December):-"Milk, nil; mammæ retracted; with a male fœtus, 1 ft. 5 in. (given to Henriksen). The foetus was brought to me by the foreman: it was in No. 152 or 153, but almost certainly, considering its size and the retracted mammæ, in No. 159." 260 (48 ft., 12th January) :—'

Milk, nil; mamma retracted."

217 (49-5 ft.. 7th January):- "Milk, nil: mamma retracted. A female fœtus 1 ft. 9 in. long found lying on the slip almost certainly belonged to No. 217."

14 (4975 ft., 25th November):- -“No milk observed; big milk

glands; with a foetus 9 in. long (kept)." Cf. No. 13 above.

Mammæ

146 (50 ft., 31st December):-" Without mandible.

protruding. Rotten carcase."

97 (505 ft., 24th December):-"Milk, nil; mammæ protrud- ing; big uterus, folded and red; large corpus luteum (6 in. by 4 in.); no fœtus found"

223 (52 ft., 8th January):-"Milk, nil: mamme very slightly protruding: big milk glands: contained a female fœtus 1 ft. 6 in. long."

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