DELPHINAPTERUS OP PERON. 21 1 



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 

 Chili, 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 remarkable, in that it appears to he 

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

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

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

 the tail. A large 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 brown, 

 the muzzle is prolonged, and separated from the 

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



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 raid-green colour. Teeth .. ft , in all 156 : ther 



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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. 



