INDEX.
Reading edition
A
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 76
Agassiz, L., 3
description of Mesoplodon bidens by, 4
Alaska, Ziphius from, 1
Allen, Dr. G. M., 3
American Museum of Natural History, 2, 3
ampullatus (Balæna), 76
(Hyperoödon), 76
arnuxii (Berardius), 68
B
bairdii (Berardius), 60
Balæna ampullatus, 76
rostrata, 76
Berardius, 60, 77
from California, 1
from Pribilof Islands, 1
specimens of, in National Museum, 1
Berardius arnuxii, chevron bones of, 74
coloration of, 66
distribution of, 77
external dimensions of, 67
size of, 66
skeleton, dimensions of, 75
skull, dimensions of, 68
teeth, dimensions of, 70
vertebræ of, 73, 74
vertebral formula of, 72
Berardius bairdii, 2, 60
chevron bones of, 74
coloration of, 66
description of a young, from Bering Id., 64
distribution of, 77
earbones of, 69, 83
external dimensions of, 64, 67
from Bering Island, 1, 60
from Centerville Beach, Cal., history of, 2, 63
from St. George Island, Alaska, 2
external dimensions of specimens, 62
history of, 61, 62
from Trinidad, Cal., 2
humerus of, 74
original description of, 65
scapula of, 74
size of, 66
skeleton of, 72
skeleton, dimensions of, 75
skull of, 68
skull, dimensions of, 68
sternum of, 74
teeth of, 70
teeth, description of, 70
teeth, dimensions of, 70
ulna of, 74
vertebral formula of, 72
Berardius vegæ, 60
Bering Island, Mesoplodon stejnegeri from, 24
Ziphiidæ from, 1
bidens (Mesoplodon), 4, 76
(Physeter), 4
Boston Society of Natural History, 3
bowdoini (Mesoplodon), 3, 77
Brasil, L., account of type-skull of Mesoplodon europæus by, 24
butskopf (Hyperoödon), 76
C
California, Berardius from, 1
cavirostris (Ziphius), 30, 77
Clark, Maj. Ezra W., 61
Cope, E. D., 35
Crawford, J. G., 3, 25
account of Mesoplodon stejnegeri by, 24
D
Delphinorhynchus, 4
Delphinus densirostris, 9
sowerbensis, 4
sowerbyi, 4
densirostris (Delphinus), 9
(Mesoplodon), 9, 76
Dioplodon europæus, 11
gervaisi, 11
E
East coast of United States, Ziphiidæ from, 2
Egbert, Dr. J. H., 59
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europæus (Dioplodon), 11
(Mesoplodon), 11, 76
G
gervaisi (Dioplodon), 11
gervaisii (Hyperoödon), 30
(Ziphius), 30, 54
grayi (Mesoplodon), 3, 76
Grebnitzki, Nicholas, 1, 31, 60
grebnitzkii (Ziphius), 30
H
hectori (Mesoplodon), 77
Hyatt, A., 3
Hyperoödon, 76, 77
Hyperoödon ampullatus, 2, 76
distribution of, 77
from Newport, R.I., 2
from New York bay, 2
from North Dennis, Mass., 2
skeleton of, in National Museum, 76
specimens of, from coasts of United States, 76
vertebral formula of, 76
Hyperoödon butskopf, 76
Hyperoödon gervaisii, 30
Hyperoödon planifrons, distribution of, 77
Hyperoödon rostratum, 76
Hyperoödon semijunctus, 30
original description of, 35
type-skeleton of, 31
J
Jordan, Dr. D. S., 24, 63
Judge, James, 61
K
Kigan agalusoch, 66
L
layardi (Mesoplodon), 3, 77
M
Manigault, G. E., 35
Mearns, Dr. E. A., 32
L. di Z., 32
Mesoplodon, 3
Mesoplodon bidens, 2, 3, 4, 11
distribution of, 76
external dimensions of, 23
from Nantucket, Mass., 2, 3, 4
mandible of, 6
phalangeal formula of, 18
skull of, 4
skull, dimensions of, 8, 15
teeth of, 6
vertebral formula of, 15
Mesoplodon bowdoini, 3
distribution of, 77
Mesoplodon densirostris, 2, 9, 28
description of exterior of, 10
distribution of, 76
earbones of, 83
external dimensions of, 23
from Annisquam, Mass., 2, 3, 4
skull, dimensions of, 8
Mesoplodon europæus, 2, 11
color of, 22
distribution of, 76
external characters of, 21
external dimensions of, 20, 23
first record of, 11
from Atlantic City, N. J., 2, 3, 11
history of, 20
from North Long Branch, N. J., 2, 3, 11
lungs of, 22
mandible of, 14
pectoral limb of, 18
phalangeal formula of, 18
ribs of, 17
scapula of, 18
skeleton, dimensions of, 18
skull of, 13
specific characters of, 12
sternum of, 18
stomach of, 22
teeth of, 15
tongue of, 22
type-skull of, description of, by L. Brasil, 24
Van Beneden’s opinion regarding, 12
vertebræ of, 15, 16
vertebral formula of, 15
Mesoplodon grayi, 3
distribution of, 76
Mesoplodon hectori, distribution of, 77
Mesoplodon layardi, 3
distribution of, 77
teeth of, 28
Mesoplodon stejnegeri, 2, 24
distribution of, 77
earbones of, 83
external characters of, 29
from Bering Island, 1, 3
from Oregon, 1, 2, 3
mandible of, 28
skull of, 25
skull, dimensions of, 29
teeth of, 28
teeth, dimensions of, 29
Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, 2, 3, 76
O
Oregon, Mesoplodon stejnegeri from, 1, 3
P
Physeter bidens, 4
planifrons (Hyperoödon), 77
Pla-un, 66
Pribilof Islands, Berardius from, 1
R
Ring, J. H., 63
rostrata (Balæna), 76
rostratum (Hyperoödon), 76
S
St. George Island, Alaska, Berardius from, 1
Scollick, J. W., 32
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semijunctus (Hyperoödon), 30
(Ziphius), 30
seychellensis (Ziphius), 9
Soderman, Captain, 32
sowerbensis (Delphinus), 4
sowerbyi (Delphinus), 4
Stejneger, Leonhard, 1, 3, 24, 31, 60, 64, 65
stejnegeri (Mesoplodon), 24, 77
W
Wellander, Capt. Otto, 25
West coast of United States, Ziphiidæ from, 2
Y
Yaquina Bay, Oregon, Mesoplodon stejnegeri from, 24
Z
Ziphiidæ from east coast of United States, 2
from west coast of United States, 2
list of existing species of, 76
specimens of, available for study, 1
in National Museum, 1
Ziphius, 30, 77
fossil, 4
species of, 30
Ziphius cavirostris, 2, 30
Argentine specimen of, 36
caudal vertebræ of, 42
cervical vertebræ of, 38
chevron bones of, 44
color of, 33, 34
comparison of skeletons of, 36
dimensions of, 32
distribution of, 77
earbones of, 83
external characters of, 59
external dimension of, 32, 33, 34
from Argentina, 55, 57
from Barnegat City, N. J., 2, 31
from Barnegat City, N. J., history of, 33
from Bering Island, 1, 31
from Charleston, S. C., 2, 31
from Kiska harbor, Alaska, 1, 2, 31
from Newport, R. I., 2, 31, 32
from St. Simon Island, Ga., 2, 31
lumbar vertebræ of, 41
pectoral limb of, 46
phalangeal formula of, 46, 49
scapula of, 45
sex characters of, 54
skeleton, dimensions of, 47
skeleton of, from Bering Island, 58
skull, age variations in, 50
dimensions of, 53
sternum of, 45
teeth, description of, 55
dimensions of, 55
thoracic vertebræ of, 40
skeleton, variations in, 49
vertebræ of, 37
vertebral column of, 36
vertebral formula of, 36
Ziphius gervaisii, 30, 54
Ziphius grebnitzkii, 30
external characters of, 59
from Bering Island, 31
skull, dimensions of, 53
skeleton of, from Bering Island, 58
Ziphius semijunctus, 30, 35
from Charleston, S. C., 2
type-skull, dimensions of, 53
Ziphius seychellensis, 9
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