Female. Male. Ft. in. Ft. in. Greatest length 40 2 25 5 Greatest circumference (much bloated) 20 0 12 0 Extremity of upper lip to nostril 4 4 3 0 Distance between eyes 4 6 3 6 Extremity of lower lip to angle of mouth 2 5 1 9 Circumference of head at eyes 8 10 7 0 Lower half of snout 10 inches from end 2 3 1 9 Upper half of snout 12 inches from end 2 1 1 7 Length of [pectoral] fin along outer edge 5 0 3 5 Circumference of tail [at] junction [with] 5 0 3 5 caudal fin Distance between extreme points of caudal fin 10 2 6 3 Anus to end of body 11 8 7 7 Anus to vagina 1 2 ... ... Anus to penis ... ... 1 8 Length of vagina 1 3 ... ... Length of penis ... ... 1 9 Penis at base ... ... 1 5 Height of dorsal fin 0 12 0 7½ Dorsal fin along spine to end of body 11 11 7 5 Length of nipple from raised base 0 1 ... ... The skeletons remained on the island until August, 1904, when they were carried by the revenue cutter _McCulloch_ to Dutch Harbor and afterwards to San Francisco. Through a misunderstanding they were allowed to remain on the beach at St. George Island until November, 1903, and suffered considerable injury. On that date they were deposited in a storehouse by Maj. Ezra W. Clark, assistant treasury agent in charge, who afterwards presented the photograph of the female above mentioned. (Pl. 42, fig. 1.) The latter shows the short, narrow, pointed pectoral fin, and long, rather slender beak. Another specimen of _Berardius_ was found stranded on St. George Island on August 21, 1909. The following information regarding it was received from Maj. Ezra W. Clark, under date of September 4, 1909: On August 21, 1909, after an unusually severe gale for the season, accompanied with heavy sea, a beaked whale was stranded under the cliffs of the northeast coast of St. George Island. Its position was such that it was reached with great difficulty. It was undergoing decomposition. I succeeded in getting the following information: