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not, but there is no appreciable difference in their general external 

 appearance. Until this disputed point can be settled by the comparison 

 of authentic specimens, I shall consider the two under the present 

 denomination. 



" These small whales (D. delphis) came around the bows of the ship 

 in extensive shoals, and many were harpooned by our crew. "We held 

 them in much esteem for the table. When the external covering of 

 lard or blubber is stripped off, the flesh beneath is found entirely free 

 from fat or oil, and when cooked as steaks, bears a close resemblance to 

 tender beef. It is certainly superior to the flesh of the turtle, cooked 

 in the same form. The liver is also palatable and wholesome, and 

 resembles the same part of a pig. In all the individuals we obtained, the 

 contents of the stomach were either fish, cuttle-fish, or shrimps." l 



DELPHDHJS MOOEEI, Gray, Moore's Dolphin. 



Teeth ^, five in an inch. 



Upper surface of body, black ; a black lunule-shaped streak from 

 eye to eye, over the base of the beak ; the sides and pectoral fins grey ; 

 chin and belly white ; length, about 6 feet 4 inches. 



Inhab. South Atlantic Ocean. Gray, B.M.C., p. 397. Suppl., p. 68. 



DELPHINTJS MABGiNATTJS, 2 Duvernoy. The Dieppe Dolphin. 



Synonyms Delhinus marginatus, Duvernoy, Desmarest, Gray, 

 B.M.C., page 245. 



Teeth j^ to $3733 ? about five in an inch. 



Upper part of the body black, paler on the head and sides ; under- 

 neath, white ; beak slender ; teeth larger than common dolphin. 

 Inhab. Dieppe, Mediterranean ? 



DELPHINUS MAJOB, 3 Gray. The Greater Dolphin. 

 Teeth &, nearly five in an inch. 



Skull larger than that of the common dolphin. Gray, B.M.C., 

 p. 396. 



DELPHINUS JANIBA, Gray. The Janira. 



Synonyms Delpfiinapterus Peronii, Mus. Brist. Inst. 



Delphinui Janira, Gray, B.M.C., p. 245, Suppl. p. 68. 



Teeth &&, about five in an inch. 

 Inhab : Newfoundland. 



1 Narrative of a Whaling Voyage round the Globe, 1833 to 1836, by Frederick 

 Debell Bennett. 



2 Marginatus, broad-bordered. 

 * Major, greater. 



