Caperea antipodarum, Gray, l. c. p. 101, f. 9; Synops. Whales & Dolph. P. 2.
Balæna australis, Desm. Diction.
Balæna antipodarum, Van Ben. Ostéogr. Cét. p. 46, t. 3; Gray, Dieffenbach, t. 1.
Inhab. New Zealand. Skeleton, Mus. Paris.
The seven cervical vertebræ are completely soldered by their bodies; and the first five spinal apophyses form a continuous crest, and the two last form a separate crest (Ostéogr. Cét. t. 3. f. 4, 5). The petrous portion of the skull short, small. The bladebone longer than broad, with only a slight indication of a process on the front edge. Upper lateral process of the axis square, bent back; lower process rounded at the end and prominent.
6. MACLEAYIUS.
Macleayius, Gray, l. c. pp. 103, 371; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 2.
Cervical vertebræ united into a single mass; upper lateral process of the atlas very broad, compressed, occupying the greater part of the side, truncated at the end. Lower margin close on the lower lateral process. Lower lateral process elongate, compressed, rather swollen in the middle, truncated at the end and bent forward, the upper processes of the second and third cervical vertebræ forming a crest (Cat. Seals & Whales, p. 105, f. 10, 11, and p. 372, f. 74, 75). Baleen ⸺?
1. Macleayius australiensis.
Macleayius australiensis, Gray, l. c. pp. 105 (figs. 10, 11), 371 (figs. 74, 75); Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 2.