The Dolphins 



forming bands on snout; dorsal purplish blue, with paler oblique 

 lines; other fins tinged with blue; caudal yellow. 



The small dolphin, C equisetis, reaches a length of only 

 about 2\ feet. It is found in the open Atlantic. It is rare in 

 the West Indies, and has not been recorded from the coast of 

 the United States. 



Colour, sea-green, silvery below, with scattered black spots 

 on the sides and back; a series of distant rounded spots along 

 base of dorsal fin; head with brown stripes. 



