THE PORPOISE 



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The Porpoise. — Upokohue.* 



Ceplialorhyncli us hectori. 



Dorsal fin flatly rounded at the apex; flippers slightly longer than 

 the distance from the muzzle to the eye. Teeth, 31 or 32 in each side 

 of the jaw. Above, pale grey. Lower jaw, throat, and belly white, 

 the white on the belly being divided by a transverse band of grey just 

 behind the flippers; nose and forehead white; a white band from below 

 the dorsal, sloijiug obliquely upward and backward towards the tail. 

 Sides of the head, a transverse band just behind the blowhole, and 

 the flippers, dark slate grey. Length, 4 to 5 feet. Teeth, five in an inch. 

 Abundant round the coast of New Zealand. 



The porpoise is gregarious and frequents the coasts, never 

 going far from land. It feeds on fish. 



Dolphin. 



Cowfish. 



Genus Delphinus. 



Teeth vevy numerous in both .jaws, small, close set. Rostrum, 

 elongated, the palate Mdth deep lateral grooves. 



* Archdeacon Williams states that he knows the names Tupoupou and Waiaua ; he has 

 Upokohue for " black-fish." 



