whalebone whales of the western North Atlantic
Subtitle: compared with those occurring in European waters
By: with some observations on the species of the North Pacific. By Frederick W. True.
Series: Smithsonian contributions to knowledge, v. 33; [Smithsonian publication] -- 1414; Smithsonian contributions to knowledge -- v. 33.; Publication (Smithsonian Institution) -- 1414.
Publisher: Smithsonian institution
Published: 1904
Place of publication: Washington
Subjects: Whales
Table of contents: pagenum: vii
class: section
title: List of Text Figures.; pagenum: 1
class: part
title: Introduction.; pagenum: 6
title: The Earliest References to Whalebone Whales in American Waters.
class: chapter
label: I.; pagenum: 34
label: II.
class: chapter
title: A Chronological Account of Important Contributions to the Natural History of North American Whalebone whales.; pagenum: 78
label: III.
class: chapter
title: A Review of Cope's and Scammon's Species.; pagenum: 107
label: IV.
class: chapter
title: The Common Finback, <i>Balænoptera physalus</i> (Linn.).; pagenum: 149
title: The Sulphurbottom, <i>Balænoptera musculus</i> (Linn.).
class: part
label: V.; pagenum: 192
label: VI.
class: part
title: The Little Piked Whale, <i>Balænoptera acuto-rostrata</i> Lacépède.; pagenum: 211
label: VII.
class: part
title: The Humpback, <i>Megaptera nodosa</i> (Bonnaterre).; pagenum: 244
label: VIII.
class: part
title: The North Atlantic Right Whale <i>Balæna glacialis</i> Bonnaterre.; pagenum: 269
title: Whalebone Whales of the Eastern North Pacific Ocean
class: part
label: IX.; pagenum: 297
title: Conclusions.
class: part
label: X.; pagenum: 303
title: List of Works Cited.
class: part
label: Appendix 1.; pagenum: 308
label: Appendix 2.
class: part
title: American Specimens of Whlaebone Whales in European Museums.; pagenum: 311
class: part
title: Explanation of Palates; pagenum: 319
class: part
title: Index