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that I did not understand at first that the specimen had been sent me for any particular purpose, but merely from my known interest in the cetacea, and that if my opinion about it was to be published I preferred to have it appear in a separate article.  He agreed to this and said the article might appear as a bulletin of the Mus. of Comp. Zoology.

When writing, I inquired whether he would object to a cast being made for preservation in the National Museum, to which he replied that the Museum of Comp. Zoology had no objection, but would like to have a cast also, if possible.  On receiving this word, I had three casts made by Mr. Palmer, with the idea that one might be sent to the Mus. of Comp. Zoology, in return for its courtesy in allowing us to make a mold.

In preparing the paper on the specimen, I found it desirable to have two photographs made of the jaw of a beaked whale in the National Museum collection, for comparison. I have already submitted a requisition for this work, which I suppose might also be considered a return for courtesies received.

Finally, as the paper is based in some part on the collections of the