CETACEA. 91 
in. lin.. 
med ss Reeth, Ona! ses) seine » vj eles ple 24 0 
es Me ARNE et pic chasrarne <P, stoped ys ll 6 
9 from tip of nose to back 
fy |, WERNER Ae.) are cq oi 5 14 6 
i icibeebin Te OR CE SO. §& 6 
ye lower jaw. S7OsA Seles 16 6 
Breadth at preorbital notch ...... 9 6 
>, at middle of nose........ 9 0 
2 OO mPeMPIEN Sensis Wee Ts 17 O 
» Of mtermaxillary ........ 6 0 
_ Head thick, square, and short; the snout blunt and but little 
_ prominent. The angles of the lips are curved upwards, giving 
the physiognomy an innocent smiling expression. Body clumsy, 
_ round and broad, and the termination of the trunk in the tail-fin 
- rather abrupt.— Bennett, Ll. c. 233. 
- Colnett (Voy. S. Pacific) speaks of innumerable shoals of 
-Black-fish on the shores of California. 
The contents of the stomach were chiefly cuttle-fish. 
_ The Black-fish roam about the ocean im very large troops—a 
‘solitary individual is occasionally seen—are active and watchful, 
_ but betray little concern at ships or boats. They appear to im- 
habit the greater portion of the aqueous globe, uninfluenced by 
_ the remoteness or vicinity of land. We observed examples in 
_ many parallels of latitude between the equator and 50° N. and 
53° §S., in the central part of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, as 
_ well as off the coast of California and in the Indian Archipelago. 
_ Sperm whalers often attack this species with their boats in 
order to obtain a supply of oil for ship consumption; some risk 
_ however attends their capture, for when harpooned they will 
_ sometimes leap into a boat. A Black-fish of average size will 
_ produce from 30 to 35 gallons of oil, which in its most recent 
state has a dark colour and an unpleasant odour.—Bennett, 235. 
It is probable that Mr. Bennett in the above range confounded 
ay 
_ together under the name of Black-fish more than one species. 
* Doubtful Species. 
_ 2 Delphinus feres, Bonnat. Cetac. 27. 
- Blackish ; teeth 38, large and small, curved, compressed before 
_and behind; crown oval, rounded and divided into two lobes by 
_a groove which extends their whole length. 
a Inhab. Mediterranean, Malta. | 
_ Length 14 feet. Skull: length 1 foot 10 inches, breadth 1 foot 
