210 Zoological Society : — 



b. Species nucha non cristata. 



5. H. HoDGSONi, Gray ; Waterhouse, /. c. p. 461 : ex India supe- 

 riore. 



6. H. JAVANiCA (F. Cuv.) ; Waterhouse, /. c. p. 465 : ex Java. 



The Society's collection contains at the present time fine living 

 specimens of four of these, namely, H. Africa australis, H. leucura, 

 H. malabarica, and H. javanica. 



Notes on the Whales of the Cape ; by E. L, Layard, 

 Esa., OF Cape-Town, Cork. Memb. With Descriptions 

 OF Two New Species ; by Dr. J. E. Gray. 



Mr. E. Layard, the Keeper of the South African Museum at 

 Cape-Town, has most kindly sent me descriptions and drawings, 

 made by Mr. Trimen, of the skulls of the Cetacea contained in that 

 museum. Amongst these is the drawing of a Porpoise or Grampus 

 taken in Kalk Bay (Simon's Bay). Unfortunately the skull of this 

 animal was placed in the skin during Mr. Layard's absence from the 

 Cape ; so that it cannot be got at for description ; but, from what he 

 saw of the dentition, he believes it is like a Grampus — very like the 

 figure of the skull of G. Cuvierii in the ' Catalogue of Cetacea in the 

 Collection of the British Museum,' t. 5. f. 1. He says that there is 

 a separate skull, greatly resembling that figure, in the South African 

 Museum. 



The Grampus (?) prepared with the skull in the skin, mentioned 

 above, is represented as having a rounded head, without any appear- 

 ance of a beak. " It is entirely deep brown black ; the skin smooth, 

 with a few wrinkles behind the chin and on the front edge of the 

 pectoral fin. 



" The entire length, from the nose to the end of the tail, 8 feet ; 

 from the nose to the front base of the dorsal fin, along the curve, 

 3 feet 9 inches ; of the dorsal, 1 inches ; of the back, from the 

 hinder edge of the dorsal fin to the end of the tail, 3 feet 10 inches ; 

 width of the tail, 1 foot 1 1 inches. 



" Length from the front of the mouth to the base of the pectoral, 

 1 foot 5^ inches ; of the upper edge of the pectoral, 1 foot 5 inches." 



In the South African Museum are two smaller skulls from the 

 coast of the Cape, — one apparently of a Siena, with |^ teeth ; and 

 the other of a Belphinus, probably the common one of Table Bay, 

 which has ^ teeth. 



These are probably new species, to be described. 



Mr. Layard observes, ♦* These Cetaceans are constantly in the Bay ; 

 but I cannot get the fishermen, who catch plenty of the Delphinus, 

 to bring them to the museum. I have offered the market value, be- 

 sides all the flesh and the blubber ; but they are so prized as food by 

 the men that they are cut up instantly and sold by auction." 



" Two, if not more, species of Whales come into our bays to calve. 

 I have never been fortunate enough to see them entire ; but, from 

 the remains, I think them to be the "Right Whale" {Balcena) and 



