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a station in Harris, Hebrides. These measurements were made by the whalers and probably represent the length from the tip of the mandible to the notch of the Unfortunately many of the figures appear to flukes following the dorsal curve.

be exaggerated, and they cannot be compared with the figures in the table above with any confidence. In another connexion, as discussed below (p. 128), they are of much interest. The range of the averages and maxima recorded from the various stations during the seasons named is shown in the table following.

Range of average and maximum lengths of finners recorded by Haldane at the whaling stations of the Shetlands and Hebrides for the seasons 1904-1908 inclusive :-

Males.

Average lengths of all from single stations

for single seasons range between Average length of all males from all stations

during the period 1904-1908

Average length of mature males, i.e., those longer than 56 ft., in the seasons 1904 and 1905

Maximum lengths from single stations in

single seasons vary between

56-66 and 63-1

ft.

59.86 ..

62.5 19

62 and 80

11

(In many cases maxima of 70 ft. and upwards are recorded.)

Females.

Average lengths of all from single stations

for single seasons range between Average length of all females from all stations during the period 1904-1908 Average length of mature females, i.e., those longer than 56 ft., in the seasons 1904 and 1905

Maximum lengths from single stations in

single seasons vary between

56.1 and 66.25 ft.

61.75

66

"1

61 and 80

"

(In many cases maxima of 70 ft. and upwards are recorded.) Further, in his first paper dealing with Shetland whaling in the season of 1903, Mr. Haldane mentions, but does not record the sex of, a finner 84 ft. long. The averages of mature males and females given for the years 1904 and 1905 in Haldane's papers agree closely with the corresponding figures from Finmark The frequency of exceptionally high and Ireland set out in the table on p 101.

maxima, however, excites suspicion of careless measurement on the part of the Norwegians to whom Haldane was indebted for his information. It is greatly to be hoped that further observations, of a kind calculated to remove or confirm this suspicion, will be made at the Scottish stations.

BODILY MEASUREMENTS OF FINNER WHales reduced to Percentages of the TOTAL

Males

100

LENGTH. (NOTE."" sexually immature;

m

sexually mature.)

Bouth Georgia.

Europe.

1. Total length-tip of mandible

to notch of flukes in a straight. line-

2. Projection of tip of mandible!

beyond tip of anont-

i. (4) 2.21-2.56

m. (87) 1·04-2.81

Average (41) 2-07

Belmullet, Ireland

Females.

Belmullet, Ireland (Burfeld) (J. E. Hamil.) Collected by

(on) 1912. (Adult)

1911. (Adults.)

Troe.

Newfound and. (True.)

100

100

100

100

100

(85) 0.65-2-98 (85) 2.12

111

m. (1) 2-1

Bouth Georgis.

8. Tip of mout to notch of Aukes in a straight line (total length less dimension 2)-

i. (4) 97.5-98

m. (87) 97.2-99

Average (41) 98

4. Greatest width at flippers--

i. (8) 9.7—11.8

m. (4) 8-7-11-8

Average (7) 10.81

5. Distance from notch of flukes

to point at which the vertical diameter of the body amoun's

to 5 ft. 8 in.—

i. (1) 45.8

in. (7) 29-546-4

Average (8) 87-6

6. Tip of snout to centre of

eye

i. (8) 16-4-18-8

m. (14) 19-8-22-8 Average (17) 19-91

7. Tip of snout to centre of

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Europe.

Belmallet,

Ireland

Belmullet, Ireland.

F males

(85) 97-99-4 (85) 97.9

(8) 9-12-1

(8) 10-78

(7) 25-58-9

84.78

(Barfield) J. K. Hamil.

1911. (Adulta.)

ton) 1918.

(Adult)

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Newfoundland.

(True)

Collected by

True.

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min. 18.1

(1.1) 185-22-6 max. 21 (11) 21.28

17.5 25

18

19-8

29

(88) 19-4 (28) 19.5

(7) 20-1

21-9 (10) 20.6

blowhole :-

i. (2) 16-18

min. 15.8

18-8

16.6+

17.2

m. (18) 17-7-21-2

Average (20) 18-62

(12) 17·7-19-6 (12) 18-79

max. 19

17.4

17-2+

(85) 17.8

(29) 15′8′′

(2) 18.1

19-7 (8) 18:4

i. (8) 266-80-2

min. 28.4

28.4

m. (21) 20-1-85

(28-8)

(17) 27-8-94-8 max. 85-7

(17) 81.13

88.7

82-2 88.6

82.8

(85) 82-8 (81) 81-76 (8) 88-4

84.5

(5) 88-2

8. Tip of snout to axilla—

Average (24) 80-97

9. Centre of eye to centre of

ear-

i. (1) 6.6

m. (8) 4.76-4.92 Average (4) 5-29

10. Tip of mandible to angle of

gape-

m. (11) 18-5-23.1 Average (11) 21:19

11. Notch of flukes to coutre of

ADUB-

i. (2) 28-2-29-2

m. (13) 21-6-29-2 Average (15) 26-11

12. Notch of flukes to centre of

penis or clitoris

i. (2) 88-8-34

m. (14) 27-4-85.5

Average (16) 82-65

18. Notch of flukes to centre of

navel-

min. 4-1

8.55

(4) 4·2-4·72

max. 5-6

5.52

4.53

(28) 4-7 (81) 4.66

i. (3) 464-5-32 m. (10) 4.71-5.92

(13) 5:03

(6) 20·5-22.5 (6) 21.88

=

(1) 19.5

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min. 25.6

17

i. (3) 28-2-30·4

80.9

m. (10) 25-9-29.3

(28) 27-8 (29) 26·4

(13) 28.2

(18) 20-6-28-6 max. 29.9 (18) 26-16

(18) 22.5-91-8 (18) 29-09

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male, i. 37-1; m. 35-5 female (4) 30-8-32

(4) 31-5

i. (2) 44-45'1

min. 41.1

87.8

m. (10) 86-44-5

Average (12) 42:5

(18) 86-5-45 (18) 42-67

max. 46.1 (27) 48-6 (29) 44.8

48.1

i. (2) 44-2-48-2

(8) 45.86

m. (6) 434-48

* To anterior margin of blowhole. + Probably to anterior margin of blowhole; True calculated

the average to centre of blowhole as 18-1,

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