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Genus KOGIA. 



Kogis, Gray Zool. Ereb. and Terr.y p. 22 (1846). 



Euphysetes, Wall Hist, and Descript. New Sperm Whale, Sydney (1851)*. 



Kogia breviceps. 



Physeter breviceps, Blainville Ann. Anat. Phys., ii, p. 337 (1838)*. 

 Kogia breviceps, Gray Zool. Ereb. and Terr., p. 22(1846); Flower List 



Qetacea B, M., p. 9. 

 Euphysetes grayi, Wall Hist, and Descript. New Sperm Whale, Sydney 



(1851)*. 

 Euphysetes simus, Owen Trans. Zool. Soc, vi, p. 30, pis. x-xiv (1865). 



Distribution. — The temperate and tropical seas of both hemi- 

 spheres ; was procured by Sir W. Elliot at Waltair near Madras. 

 [No specimens in the Indian Museum.] 



Genus PLATANISTA. 



Platanista, G. Cuvier Oss. Foss., 3rd ed., v, pt. i, p. 279 (1824)* 



Platanista gangetica. 



Delphinus gangeticus, Lebeck N. Schrift. Ges. naturf. Freunde, iii, p. 280 

 (1801)* ; Roxburgh As. Res., vii, p. 170, pi. v; Home Phil. Trans., 1818, 

 p. 417, pi. XX; Lesson Hist. Nat. Cetaces, p. 215. 



Delphinus rostratus, Shaw Genl. Zool., ii, pt. 2, p. 514 (1801). 



Delphinus shawensis, Blainville N, Diet. d'Hist. Nat., ix, p. 153 (181 7). 



Platanista gangetica, G. Cuvier Oss. foss., 3rd ed , v, pt. i, p. 270, pi. xxii, figs. 

 8 to 10, pi. xxiii, fig. 19(1824)* ; Gray Illustr. Ind.Zool., ii, pl.xxiv ; Cuvier 

 Hist. Nat. Cet., pi. viii, fig. 2*; J ardine Nat. Libr. Mamm., vi, p. 254, 

 pi. xxviii ; McClelland Calc. Joutn. N. H., i, p. 425 ; Eschricht Naturvtd, 

 Kong, danske, videns. Selskab. (5), ii, p. 347* ; Horsfield Cat. E. I. Mus./p. 

 129', Eschricht Ann. Mag. N. //., (2) ix, pp. 161, 279, pis. v,vi,viii \Blyth 

 y. A. S. B., xxviii, p. 492; id. Cat. no. 286, p. 92; Jerdon Mamm. no 

 144, p. 158; Flower Trans. Zool. Soc, vi, p,87; Anderson Anat. Zool. 

 Res., p. 417, pis. XXV, etct. ; Flower List Cetacea B. M., p. 12. 



Platanista indi, Blyth J. A. S. B., xxviii, p. 493 (1859) ; id Cat. no. 285, p. 

 92 I Jerdon Mammals^ no. 145, p. 159; Murray Zool. Sind, p. 40, 



The Gangetic Dolphin; Susa, Sous, Sunsar in the Ganges; Bulhan 

 in Sind ; Hihoo, Sihoo, Huh in Assam. 



Distribution. — The Ganges and its tributaries, including the Bra- 

 mapootra and the Cachar Rivers and the Karnaphuli River of 

 Chittagong ; the Indus and its tributaries, all from their exit from 

 the hills to their mouths. 



a. Stuffed ? A. Duvancel, A.S.B. 



6. Stuffed ? E. Blyth, 1843, A.S.B. 



