3. TUKSIOP.S T. PAKVIMANIIS, CATALANIA, AND A151JSALAM. 159 



vertical beiglit of dorsal tin, 9 iiiclies (22.9""); breadth of llukes, 24 

 lucbes (C1.2'"). 



Measurements of the sl-ulJ. — (British Museum, 35;;//) : Total length, 

 57.8 '"; leugth of rostrum, 32"" ; breadth of rostrum at base, 15.8""; at 

 its middle, 9,7""; breadth between orbits, 28'"'; length of temporal 

 fossa, ]3.2"". 



Habitat. — Coast of Europe: North Sea to Bay of Biscay; Mediter- 

 ranean; Gulf of Lyons. Atlantic coast of North America:* Maine to 

 Florida. Gulf of INlexieo : Texas. Uruguay : Uruguay Kiver {Bur- 

 mcister). New Zealand: Dusky Bay {Hector); Seychelle Islands 

 {Flower). The last three perhaps not this species. 



TURSIOPS PARVIMANUS Liitkcii. 



Smaller than T. inrsio. Hea<l, back, and fins bla(;kish; belly grayish 

 white. 



Teeth, 24. Vertebra), 02. llibs, 13 pairs. Pectoral fins small, about 

 one-eighth the total length. Third linger longer than the second. 

 (Liitken.) 



Habitat. — Adriatic Sea. 



TURSIOPS CATALANIA (Gray). 



Upper surfaces lead-color, passiug gradually on the sides into the 

 white of the lower surfaces ; sides, lower surfaces, and pectoral fins cov- 

 ered with longitudinally elongated blotches of dark lead-color. (Gray.) 



Teeth, =^. Skull like that of T. titrsio, hut smaller; the rostrum 

 longer [about three fifths the total length] and narrower. 



Measurements of the exterior. — 9 (Gray). Total length, 81 inches 

 (:?01J.55'""'); tip of snout to dorsal tin, 30 inches (91. 8'^"'); leugth of ante- 

 rior border of dorsal fin, 13 inches (33.2"") ; height ot dorsal fin, 8 inches 

 (20.4"") ; length of pectoral fin, 13 inches (33.2"») ; breadth of flukes, 22 

 inches (50.1""). 



Measurements of slcull. — (Same individual — British Museum 1391/'). 

 Total length, 41.5"" ; length of rostrum, 23.8; breadth of rostrum at 

 base, 10.4""; at its middle, 0.1"" ; breadth between orbits, 19""; leugth 

 of temporal fossa 9.4*="', 



Habitat. — Northeast coast of Australia. 



TUESIOPS ABUSALAM (RiippcU). 

 (Plate9, %s. 1 aiul2.) 



Smaller than T. tursiops, which it resembles in general form. 



Upper surface of the head and body, the tail and fins, dark sea-green. 

 Margin of the upper lip, and entire under surface of the body to the 

 anus whitish flesh-color; belly with small, irregularly distributed dark 

 green spots. Iris dark green. (Riippell.) 



The commonest species. 



