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Transcriber's Notes:page 57: "Alantic" changed to "Atlantic" (Sperm whales are widely distributed in oceanic areas of the western North Atlantic.)page 69, caption to figure 70: "Rijks Musum" changed to "Rijksmuseum" (...courtesy of Rijks Musum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden.)page 80, cross reference to page 84 should be to figure 84 (...a peculiar high, arching contour to the mouth (Fig. 84))page 88: "5.5 cm" changed to "5.5 m" (False killer whales in the western North Atlantic reach a length of at least 18 feet (5.5 m).)page 88: "my" changed to "may" ( ...an extensive region of white on the belly which may extend onto the sides ...)page 132: "identifed" changed to "identified" ( ...stranded Guiana dolphins can be readily identified by their extremely small size ...)page 138: changed "sharpely" to "sharply" ( ...those of the many-toothed blackfish are pointed on the tip and more sharply pointed ...)page 154: changed "themselve" to "themselves" (thereby making themselves accessible for tagging and capture)Appendix Figure A3 caption: "breath" changed to "breathe" ( ...and are clearly visible as the animal surfaces to breathe.)Appendix Figure A5 caption: "botton" changed to "button" (This is the way the button tag appears ...)page 158: "usually" changed to "unusually" (These unusually marked animals should stand out in repeated encounters ...)page 161: "vessle" changed to "vessel" (2 right whales directly ahead of vessel headed NE ...)page 166: added closing parenthesis "(in cross section circular, or slightly flattened anteroposteriorly)".page 168 (Footnote 20): "feet" changed to "feel" (... one can feel the point at which the two lower jaws become united)
Transcriber's Notes:
page 57: "Alantic" changed to "Atlantic" (Sperm whales are widely distributed in oceanic areas of the western North Atlantic.)
page 69, caption to figure 70: "Rijks Musum" changed to "Rijksmuseum" (...courtesy of Rijks Musum van Natuurlijke Historie te Leiden.)
page 80, cross reference to page 84 should be to figure 84 (...a peculiar high, arching contour to the mouth (Fig. 84))
page 88: "5.5 cm" changed to "5.5 m" (False killer whales in the western North Atlantic reach a length of at least 18 feet (5.5 m).)
page 88: "my" changed to "may" ( ...an extensive region of white on the belly which may extend onto the sides ...)
page 132: "identifed" changed to "identified" ( ...stranded Guiana dolphins can be readily identified by their extremely small size ...)
page 138: changed "sharpely" to "sharply" ( ...those of the many-toothed blackfish are pointed on the tip and more sharply pointed ...)
page 154: changed "themselve" to "themselves" (thereby making themselves accessible for tagging and capture)
Appendix Figure A3 caption: "breath" changed to "breathe" ( ...and are clearly visible as the animal surfaces to breathe.)
Appendix Figure A5 caption: "botton" changed to "button" (This is the way the button tag appears ...)
page 158: "usually" changed to "unusually" (These unusually marked animals should stand out in repeated encounters ...)
page 161: "vessle" changed to "vessel" (2 right whales directly ahead of vessel headed NE ...)
page 166: added closing parenthesis "(in cross section circular, or slightly flattened anteroposteriorly)".
page 168 (Footnote 20): "feet" changed to "feel" (... one can feel the point at which the two lower jaws become united)