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vertical lieiglit of dorsal liii, 9 inches (22.9""); breadth of flukes, 24 

 inches (61.2""). 



Measurements of thv sl-ull. — (British Mnseuni, 35.j(/) : Total length, 

 07.8'"'; length of rostrum, 32"" ; breadth of rostrum at base, 15.8""; at 

 its uuddle, 9.7""; breadth between orbits, 28""; length of temporal 

 fossa, ]o.2 "". 



Habitat. — Coast of Europe: North Sea to Bay of Biscay; Mediter- 

 ranean; Gulf of Lyons. Atlantic coast of JSTorth America:* Maine to 

 Florida. Gulf of Mexico: Texas. Uruguay: Uruguay River [Bur- 

 meister). New Zealand: Dusky Bay [Hector)', Seychelle Islands 

 [Fhtcer). The last three perhai)s not this species. 



TURSIOPS PAKVIMANUS Liitkeu. 



Smaller than T. iursio. Head, back, and tins blackish; belly grayish 

 white. 



Teeth, i;^. Yertebiie, 02. Bibs, 13 pairs. Pectoral fins small, about 

 one-eighth the total length. Third iinger longer than the second. 

 (Liitken.) 



Habitat. — Adriatic Sea. 



TURSIOPS CATALANIA (Gray). 



Upper surfaces lead-color, passing gradually on the sides into the 

 white of the lower surfaces ; sides, lower surfaces, and pectoral fins cov- 

 ered with longitudinally elongated blotches of dark lead-color. (Gray.) 



Teeth, I?. Skull like that of T. tnrsio, hut smaller; the rostrum 

 longer [about three fifths the total length] and narrower. 



Measurements of the exterior. — 9 (Gray). Total length, 81 inches 

 (:?0{>.55'^"'); tip of snout to dorsal fin, 30 inches (91.8'^'"); length of ante- 

 rior border of dorsal fin, 13 inches (33.2'"') ; height of dorsal fin, S inches 

 (20.4'"') ; length of pectoral fin, 13 inches (33.2*^^"') ; breadth of flukes, 22 



inches (5G.1'="')- 



Measiirements of slcull. — (Same individual — British Museum 1391/'). 

 Total length, 41.5*='" ; length of rostrum, 23.8; breadth of rostrum at 

 base, lO.!*""; at its middle, 0.1'=™ ; breadth between orbits, 19«">; length 

 of temporal fossa 9.4*^'". 



Habitat. — Northeast coast of Australia. 



TURSIOPS ABUSALAM (Ruppell). 

 (Plate y, figs. 1 ami 2.) 



Smaller than T. tursiops, which it resembles in general form. 



Upper surface of the head and body, the tail and fins, dark sea-green. 

 Margin of the upper lip, and entire under surface of the body to the 

 anus whitish flesh-color; belly with small, irregularly distributed dark 

 green spots. Iris dark grciMi. (Riipiicll.) 



* The comiuonest speciea. 



