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(Encycl. Cetolog. pi. 9 and 10, fig. 2.) Vid. for 

 the synonymes the Cetolog. of Bonn. p. 21. 



Char. Essent. Jaws moderately prolonged, 

 both of equal length, having on each side forty- 

 two or forty-five teeth, slender, cylindrical, point- 

 ed and rather arched, symmetrically arranged ; 

 dorsal fin placed on the posterior half of the body; 

 eyes situated nearly on the same line with the 

 rictus of the mouth ; body black above, white be- 

 neath, both colours intermixing insensibly on th& 

 sides. 



Inhabit the coasts of North America and of 

 Europe, 



Species. 



Delphiniis canadensis., White Dolphin of Cana- 

 da, Duhamel, traite des peches, part 2. sect. x. pi. 

 10. fig. 4. Dauphin a bee mince, Cuv. Reg. Anim..^ 

 Vulgo, Gulf-Porpoise, Herring-Hog. 



Char. Essent. Head ventricose ; forehead ele- 

 vated; snout very pointed, and abruptly separated 

 from the forehead ; colour of the body, white. 



Inhabit the seas of Canada, coast of New Eng- 

 land, Long Island, &c. 



4. Subgenus. Phoccena, Cuvier. 



No beak; snout short, and uniformly ventri- 

 cose ; numerous teeth in both jaws ; a dorsal fin. 



