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The whalebone whales of the western North Atlantic: compared with those occurring in European waters with some observations on the species of the North Pacific
1978, Smithsonian Institution
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The whalebone whales of the western North Atlantic

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The whalebone whales of the western North Atlantic

compared with those occurring in European waters

This edition was published in by Smithsonian institution in Washington.

Table of Contents

List of Text Figures. vii
Introduction. 1
I. The Earliest References to Whalebone Whales in American Waters. 6
II. A Chronological Account of Important Contributions to the Natural History of North American Whalebone whales. 34
III. A Review of Cope's and Scammon's Species. 78
IV. The Common Finback, <i>Balænoptera physalus</i> (Linn.). 107
V. The Sulphurbottom, <i>Balænoptera musculus</i> (Linn.). 149
VI. The Little Piked Whale, <i>Balænoptera acuto-rostrata</i> Lacépède. 192
VII. The Humpback, <i>Megaptera nodosa</i> (Bonnaterre). 211
VIII. The North Atlantic Right Whale <i>Balæna glacialis</i> Bonnaterre. 244
IX. Whalebone Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Ocean 269
X. Conclusions. 297
Appendix 1. List of Works Cited. 303
Appendix 2. American Specimens of Whlaebone Whales in European Museums. 308
Explanation of Palates 311
Index 319

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Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, v. 33, [Smithsonian publication] -- 1414, Smithsonian contributions to knowledge -- v. 33., Publication (Smithsonian Institution) -- 1414.

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Q11 .S68 vol.33

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vii, 332 p.

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OL7056851M
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