Show RARE FORMS PF MARINE MAINE LIF LIFE ata wt a T d chalca antwi llan E enolds are described in the dulac oil tine of the national museum the united states national museum isa issued t two we bulletins in the quarto series of these tho the first bulletin nullet ln 73 Is IR an account of tho the beaked whales of tho the family Ziph idne in ili the collection of the united states national museum with remarks on some specimens in other american museums by dr frederick W true head curator of the department of biology in the united states national museum the beaked whales are among tho the rarest cetaceans ceta ceans and of the three genera only specimens representing about individuals are known the three genera in the family are and Ber De adlus radius and to tho the discussions of these with their individual species doctor true has devoted his attention the second of these bulletins no 74 la on some west indian achin olds by the well known authority theodore Morton aon of the zoological museum of copenhagen denmark of 0 special interest in this bulletin Is tho the list of north american and west indian Echi which he be has carefully compiled from the aspeci mens obtained by the blake and the albatross the bulletin la Is beautifully illustrated by 16 full page plates of these interesting forms ot of marine life |