ii8 SEALS AND WHALES OF THE BRITISH SEAS. 



THE PILOT WHALE. 



The Pilot Whale {Globicephahis inclas',Tx^\\\ Delphiims melas, Trail; 

 D. globiceps, Cuv. ; D. deductor, Scoresby), known in Shetland as the Ca'ing 

 or Driving Whale, is a frequent, although a very uncertain, visitor in British 

 waters. It is met with, according to Lilljeborg, in the North Sea and 

 northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, occasionally as far north as Greenland ; 



Fig. 26. (Pilot Whale Globicephahis melas. Trail). 



off the Orkney and Shetland Islands, and on the North-west coast of Norway, 

 it frequently makes its appearance; and it has been found on the British 

 coast as far south as Cornwall. In Bell's ' British Quadrupeds ' it is said that 

 it also appears to enter the Mediterranean. This species is pre-eminently 

 gregarious, and generally occurs in large herds, often numbering several 

 hundreds. So strong is their habit of association that they follow the 



