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hear so good, catch many whale".
But [[underlined]] ex hypothesi [[/underlined]] they came to the shallower waters to breed, as turtles come to Bermuda: Where now there are none : but a belated Act is on the local Statute book, forbidding their capture , during the breeding season! All points I think to the early extinction of Whale Fishing in Newfoundland : so as I say, it was well Dr True took time by the forelock.
I take it his mission was to [[underlined]] identify whales [[/underlined]], rather than enquire at their habits, so I am not surprised that, so far, I have not come across any dissertation on these. 
But I have, also not, so far, noticed among osteological data, any reference to