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

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

by John Edward Gray

EN·~3 hours·12 chapters

Chapters

12 total
1

SUPPLEMENT

9:07
2

SUPPLEMENT TO THE CATALOGUE OF SEALS AND WHALES.

0:03
3

Suborder PINNIPEDIA.

2:22:19
4

Order CETACEA.

1:46
5

Section I. MYSTICETE (cf. p. 57).

4:52
6

Suborder I. BALÆNOIDEA (cf. p. 46).

2:58
7

Suborder II. BALÆNOPTEROIDEA (cf. p. 36).

2:38
8

Section II. DENTICETE (cf. p. 35).

0:54
9

Suborder III. PHYSETEROIDEA.

2:24
10

Suborder IV. SUSUOIDEA.

1:25

Description

Published in 1871 as an addendum to the British Museum’s main marine mammal catalogue, this supplement records the latest Victorian findings on seals, sea lions and whales. It follows the period’s detailed classification scheme, listing each animal by suborder, family, tribe and genus, and noting its recorded distribution from the North Sea to the Antarctic. The entries include both familiar species and more obscure or doubtful names, reflecting the expanding knowledge of the era.

The work is a useful reference for students of zoology, historians of science, and anyone intrigued by 19th‑century natural history literature. Its clear, column‑style layout lets listeners locate a species quickly and see the brief geographic notes that accompanied each entry. While primarily a taxonomic record, the supplement also offers a glimpse into the exploratory voyages and museum acquisitions that fed early marine research.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (229K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

United Kingdom: Printed by Taylor and Francis, 1871.

Credits

Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Release date

2023-01-03

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

John Edward Gray

John Edward Gray

1800–1875

A leading 19th-century British zoologist, he helped shape the study of animals through an astonishingly wide range of research and museum work. At the British Museum, he described and organized countless species, leaving a mark on natural history that lasted long after his lifetime.

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