Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum

by John Edward Gray

2. Sibbaldius Schlegelii.

Sibbaldius Schlegelii, Gray, l. c. p. 178, figs. 40-48; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 3.

Balænoptera Schlegelii, Van Beneden, Ostéogr. Cét. t. 14 & 15.

Inhab. Java.

Cervical vertebræ separate (t. 14. f. 5-12); the second with a broad short lateral expansion, having a moderate-sized oblong perforation. Beak of skull very long, three and a half times the length of the brain-cavity.

3. Sibbaldius? antarcticus.

Sibbaldius? antarcticus, Gray, l. c. p. 381, fig. 87; Synops. Whales & Dolph. p. 3.

Balænoptera antarctica, Van Beneden, Ostéogr. Cét. p. 234.

Inhab. Buenos Ayres.

Van Beneden regards it as a doubtful species.