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Dr. Harlan enumerates fourteen of the true cetacea as having 

 been detected on the coasts of North America ; but on correcting 

 his list, and striking out the synonyms agreeably with the indica- 

 tions in the R^gne Animal, the number is reduced to ten. Of 

 the herbivoroUvS cetacea two at least enter the North American 

 fauna, viz., the stellerus borealis, or rytina, which belongs to 

 the Sea of Kamschatka, and a manatee, that frequents the 

 mouths of rivers in East Florida. This species lias been named 

 latirostris by Dr. Harlan ; but Temminck observes that it is 

 '' tres doideuse," meaning thereby, we suppose, that it is not 

 distinct from one of the ascei-tained species, sencgalensis or 

 americmins ; the latter, which inhabits the tropical coasts, is 

 supposed to go as far north as Mexico. 



The following list comprises the cetacea which are enume- 

 rated in the R^gne Animal, Desmarest, Fischer's synopsis, &c., 

 as extending their range to America; but nothing is less cer- 

 tain than their identification witb European species bearing the 

 same names. 



Manatus americanus, Cnv. 



„ latirostris, Harlan. 

 Rytina horealis*, Nov. Act. Petr. 13, 13. 

 Delpbinus delphis*, Lacep. 13, 1. 



„ tursio*, H0NT. Ph. tr. 1787, 



18. {nisarnac, Fabr.) 

 „ canadensis, Duhamel, 2, 10,4. 

 Phocsena gladiator*, Lacep. 15, 1. 

 „ communis*. Id. 13, 2. 

 „ intermedia, Harl. Ac. Sc. Ph. 



Delphinapterus leucas*, Scoresb. 14. 

 Hyperoodon Dalei*, Hunt. Ph. tr. 77, 19. 



„ anarnichuni*, Fabr. 



Monodon monoceros*, Scoresb. 15. 

 Physeter macrocephalus*, Lacep. 10. 

 „ tiirsio*, Bayer, Nov. Act. Cur. 

 3, 1. 

 Balasna mystieetus*, Scoresb. 12. 

 „ nodosa, Boxnat. 

 „ physalis*, Id. 2, 2. 

 „ boops, Id. 3, 2. 



Chamisso, in the Mem. de la Soc. Leopold, &c., v. 12, has 

 described nine cetaceous animals which frequent the Aleutian 

 islands, founding his species on the figures and reports of the 

 natives. (Vide Less. Man.) 



We shall conclude our cursory remarks on the mammalia, 

 with a list of the most northern species. 



Cetacea. 



Monodon monoceros. 81^° N. lat. 



Calocephala foetida. 824° N. 



Phocse aliae. 



Trichechus rosmarus. 80^° N. 



Ursus maritimus. 82§° N. 



Vulpes lagopus. 



Cerviis tarandus. i gQO -^ 



Georychus Hudsonius. 



Mustela .' 



Gulo luscus. 



Lupus occidentalis. 



Lepus glacialis. 



Bos moschatus. 



Mustela erminea. 73i° N. 



Georjchus grcenlandicus. 71° N. 



■5°N. 



0°N. 



'67° or 68° N. 



Ursus arctos ? 

 Lutra lataxina. 

 Georychus trimucronatus 

 Anicola i-ubricatus. 

 Sorex palustris. -. 

 „ Forsteri. 1 



Vespertilio ? 



Lepus americanus 

 Fiber zibethicus. I 

 Cervus alces. -^ 



Felis canadensis. 66° N. 

 Didelphis virginiana. 44° N, 

 Dicotyles torquatus. 31° N. 

 Dasypus hybridus. 1 «-™-„- 

 Pedimana. ^^aextco. 



