book i. (folio) chapter iv. (hump back).—this whale is often seen on the northern american coast. he has been frequently captured there, and towed into harbor. he has a great pack on him like a peddler; or you might call him the elephant and castle whale. at any rate, the popular name for him does not sufficiently distinguish him, since the sperm whale also has a hump though a smaller one. his oil is not very valuable. he has baleen. he is the most gamesome and light-hearted of all the whales, making more gay foam and white water generally than any other of them.