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and one of them was harpooned by the sailors, 

 which enables me to give a more accurate account 

 than any previously supplied. It is alluded to in 

 Kotzebue's Voyage, under the name of Dolphin of 

 Chilly and by Lacepede and Desmaret (771) as the 

 Dolphin of Peron. 



The individual taken was six feet long. It is 

 elegant in its form, regular in its proportions, sleek, 

 and especially remai'kable, in that it appears to be 

 covered mth a black cloak. Its snout as far as the 

 eye is of a silky and silvery wliitencss, so are the 

 sides, the pectoral fins, the abdomen, and a part of 

 the tail. A lai-ge scapulary of a deep bluish-black 

 colour, rising at the eyes where the white appears 

 like a cross, is painted and bent on the flanks, so as 

 to cover the upper part of the back only. The 

 anterior edge of the pectoral fins and tail is bro^\ii, 

 the muzzle is prolonged, and separated from tlie 

 cranium by a deep furrow. The uis is of an eme- 



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 raid-green colour. Teeth [^ „ , in all 156 : they 



are slender, pointed, and somewhat curved at the 

 summit. 



Our space will not permit us to introduce the 

 D. of Commerson^ or any other species belonging to 

 this genus. 



