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DELPHINUS Nov^: ZEALANDLE, Quoy et Q-aimard. The New Zealand 



Dolphin. 



Synonyms Delphinus NOVCG Zealandice, Quoy et G-aim., Yoy. Astrol. 

 Delphinus NOVCB Zealandics, Grey, B.M.C., p. 246. 



Teeth |||?, five in an inch. 



Above black-brown, like polished leather ; the belly, and the edge of 

 the upper jaw and the whole of the lower one dull white. A broad 

 yellow band commences at the eye, narrows on the sides, and ends 

 below the dorsal. The tail slate-colour. The pectorals are lead-white, 

 like the middle of the dorsal, with black edges. 



A black line from the upper part of the head, enlarging and inclosing 

 the eye, which is bordered above and below with a white line. The eye 

 large, black ; the lower jaw with small rings of pores, and the body with 

 small plaits of regularly twisted white striae. 



Length 5 ft. 10 in. 



Inhab : New Zealand and Tasmania. 



ALBiMAiOTS, 1 Peale. The Chilian Dolphin. 

 Synonyms Delphinus albimanus. 1 Peale. Explo. Expedition, 1848. 

 Delphinus albimanus, Gray. B.M.C., p. 247. 



Teeth ^g, about five in an inch. 



Colour blue-black ; belly and pectoral fins white ; sides pale tawny ; 

 eyes small, brown, surrounded with a black ring, which joins the black 

 of the snout. 



Length 6 ft. 6 in ; weight estimated at 150 Ibs. 



Inhab : coasts of Chili. 



This dolphin and that from New Zealand are presumed to be 

 identical. 



PEBNiGER, 2 Elliot. The Deep-black Dolphin. 

 Synonyms Delphinus perniger, Elliot. Journ. Asiat. Soc. . 



Delphinus perniger, Gray. B.M.C., p. 249. 

 The teeth of this small dolphin are proportionally large. 

 Inhab : Bay of Bengal. 



DELPHHSTUS FTJLViFASCiATUS, 3 Pucheran. The Dusky -banded Dolphin. 

 Synonyms Delphinus fulvifasciatus, Pucheran. Voyage Dumont 



d'Urville. 



Gray. S. & W., p. 253, and 



Teeth jg Supplement p. 68. 



Blackish ; side of back fulvous ; throat and beneath white ; beak, 

 orbit, streak from angle of mouth to pectoral fin, and pectoral fin, 

 blackish. 



Inhab : coasts of Tasmania. 



1 albus, white, and manus, hand. 



2 perniger, very black. 

 3 



fulvus, deep-yellow, tawny, and fasoiafas, swathed. 



