THE MAMMALS OF NEW JERSEY. 51 



There is a skull of this species in the Academy of Natural 

 Sciences of Philadelphia, from off the New Jersey coast, pre- 

 sented by John Krider. 



Deiphinus clymene Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1865, 

 p. 201. — Abbott, Cook's Geol. of N. J., 1868, p. 760. 



Deiphinus plagio don Rhoads, Mam. Pa. and N. J., 1903, p. 19. 



Genus Gi^gbicephala Lesson. 



Globicephala melas (Traill). 



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Blackfish. 

 Plate ii. 



Length, 15 feet. Forehead vertical, sometimes even over- 

 hanging the lips, which protrude slightly, flippers very long 

 (4 feet), dorsal fin situated in front of the middle of the back. 

 Color uniform black, with a V-shaped white mark on the breast 

 connecting- with a white stripe down the belly. Teeth, 10 on each 

 side above and below. 



These animals are common farther north, New Jersey being 

 the southern limit of their range. From their large size they 

 are popularly classed with the whales and are caught in num- 

 bers for their oil. 



There is a skull in the Philadelphia Academy collection from 

 Long Beach, N. J. 



Globicephala melas Rhoads, Mam. Pa. and N. J., 1903, p. 21. 



Globicephala brachyptera Cope. 



Southern Blackfish. 



Similar in form and size to the preceding, but pectoral fins 

 shorter — not exceeding one-sixth of the total length, and dorsal 

 fin nearer the head — about one-quarter the distance to the tip 

 of the tail. Teeth, 8 on each side above and below. 



This is the southern representative of the preceding species, 

 though the. ranges of the two may overlap on the northern New 

 Jersey coast. 



