BY H. H. SCOTT AND CLIVE E. LOUD. 5 



CONSPECTUS. 

 In the present instance our investigations extended to 

 the following specimens of the Tasmanian Museum col- 

 lections : — 



1. One complete articulated skeleton Avhich was label- 

 led "Skeleton of Killer (Orm pnrifirn) from Adventure 

 Bay, Tasmania. Prepared and articulated by T. Roblin, 

 Curator of the Museum 1868." 



2. One skull complete with lower jaw, which was 

 labelled ''Pseudorca meridinunh, Donor, W. L. Crcwther, 

 Esqr." 



This specimen was in a splendid state of presei-vation. 



3. One skull, similar character to No. 2, but not in 

 such a good state of presen-ation. The lower jaw and 

 teeth are missing. 



4. A large portion of the skeleton belonging to the 

 previous skull. 



5. Complete skeleton, including skull of Glohicepha- 

 liis tnehix. (Adult male.) 



6. Ditto. (Immature male.) 



7. Ditto. (Female — skull missing.) 



8. Skull of (ihihiccphdlitx iiir/as. 



9. Skull of Beaked whale labelled "Epitlmi r/,(tfliiii)ini- 



In the present instance we have dealt with the first 

 eight of this series, and it is our intention to consider the 

 characteristics of the remainder in future papers, together 

 with such facts relating to other me.Tibers of the Tasmanian 

 Cttdcni as may be obtained from time to time. 



PSEtlDORCA CRASSIDENS 



(Plate No. I.) 



riiiicaiiit rrassii/ens, Owen, British Fossil Mammals and 

 Birds, p. 516 (1846). 



Pxeudorra rraotiflciia, Reinhai'dt, Recent Memoirs of 

 Cetacea, Ray Society (Nov. 7th, 1862). 



Orra mtridinnnlix, Flower, Proc. Zoological Society of Lon- 

 don, p. 420 (1864). 



Attention was first paid to specimen No. 1 , which 

 consisted of a complete articulated skeleton bearing the 

 label "Skeleton of Killer" (Orm /xirlfica) from Adventure 

 Bay, Tasmania. (Prepared and Articulated 1)v T. Roblin, 

 Curator of the Museum 18GS). 



