The Dolphins 



forming bands on snout; dorsal purplish blue, with paler oblique 

 lines; other fins tinged with blue; caudal yellow. 



The small dolphin, C equisetis, reaches a length of only 

 about 2^ feet. It is found in the open Atlantic. It is rare in 

 the West Indies, and has not been recorded from the coast of 

 the United States. 



Colour, sea-green, silvery below, with scattered black spots 

 on the sides and back; a series of distant rounded spots along 

 base of dorsal fin; head with brown stripes. 



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