Richard Ellis and James Mead are preparing a book on beaked whales that is going to be published by the Johns Hopkins University Press. In addition to Richard's paintings, we would like to include photographs of beaked whales alive or freshly stranded. We would request specific identification, identifying person, photographer, locality, date and for strandings, sex and total length. If the specimen were deposited in a museum collection, we would appreciate that information. All the photographs that we use would be fully credited to photographer and organization. Any help would be appreciated. Please send any photos or comments to: meadj@si.edu James G. Mead, Ph.D. Curator Emeritus of Marine Mammals Division of Mammals Smithsonian Institution NHB W613, MRC 108 P.O. Box 37012 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Phone: +202.633.1256