en seen by John Hunter, Sir James Watson, and
Fabricius.

_Measurements._ ft. in.

Total length of the specimen 9 11
Circumference immediately behind the pectoral extremities 5 2
Circumference where the folds or rugae terminated 4 8-1/4
Ditto of the tail at its origin 1 5-1/2
Length from the back fin to the setting on of the tail 2 10
Length from the snout to the ear 3 0
Length from snout to nostrils 1 4
Length of lower jaw 2 3
Length of arm; inner side 1 3
Length from the angle of the mouth to the arm 1 3
Length from snout to arm 2 9
Length of tail in depth 0 11
Length of back fin at the base 0 8
Height of back fin 0 8-1/2
From top to tip of tail 2 8-1/2
Stomach:--1st compartment, in length 1 2
2nd compartment, in length 1 4
3rd compartment, in length 0 8
4th compartment, in length 0 7
5th compartment, in length 0 3
Spleen weighed 4 ounces; its length was 0 5
Liver, 9 lbs.
Small intestines, length 20 0
Large intestines, length 2 4
Kidney, weight 2-1/4 lbs.
Brain (including 2 inches of spinal marrow), 3-1/2 lbs.
Cerebellum, pons, and 2 inches of spinal marrow, 3/4 lb.
Great hemisphere of the brain measured 3 inches in
length, in breadth, 6-1/2; at the base, 8 inches.
Tuber annulare 0 1-2/8
Olfactory nerves, in length 0 1-1/2
Ditto, breadth 0 2-1/2
Skeleton:--Length of cranium 2 11
Greatest breadth between the orbits 1 3
Length of vertebral column 7 8

When we compare the skeleton of this Rorqual with the Gigantic Ro