4. Megaptera americana.
Megaptera americana, Gray, Cat. Seals & Whales, p. 129.
Inhab. Bermuda.
“The norwega is a Humpback which has the belly white and smooth (?), back very dark bluish, length 50 to 55 feet. This whale gives more oil than the mystica.”—Hartt, Geology & Physical Geography of Brazil, p. 182.
“The whalebone is short, and sells well. The beach on which the whales are cut up is strewed during the season with bones. There must be the bones of 500 whales on the spot. The fishery is carried on at Bahia on a much larger scale than at Caravellas.”—L. c. p. 185.
5. Megaptera kuzira.
Megaptera kuzira, Gray, Cat. Seals & Whales, p. 130.
Inhab. Japan. Skull, Mus. Leyden.