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greater usefulness to man, such as the sperm, the caa'ing, and some 

 other whales. Dr. Gray's present arrangement of the grampidae 

 abruptly ignores this common understanding among people of many 

 nations, and brings together under the old familiar name a group of 

 beings, whoae every trait of character is of exactly a contrary nature to 

 that of the savage gladiator, and to whom the word Blackfish would 

 have been much more suitable. In looking over the Catalogue of Seals 

 and "Whales, I find therein the following generic names : Hunterius, 

 Macleayus, Eschriclitius, Cuvierius, and Siblaldius ; why not, in order 

 to restore the Grampus to its original standing, and also as being 

 appropriate, substitute the generic name now employed for that of 

 Grayius, in honour of one distinguished in every branch of zoology, but 

 more particularly so in this, the marine mammalia ? 



GBAMPTTS (G-EATitrs ?) OEisEUS, Cuvier. Cuvier's Dolphin. 

 Synonyms Phocesna grisea. Lesson. 

 DelpTiinus griseus. Cuvier. 



Grampus Cuvieri. Gray. S. & ~W., p. 295 j Suppl. p. 83. 

 Teeth ?, truncated. 



Colour, bluish-black along the upper portions of the body, gradually 

 assuming a dull white on the abdomen. The length seldom exceeds 

 ten feet. 



The habit of herding together, of following a leader, and of uttering 

 cries when stranded, appears to be possessed by this cetacean, in 

 common with the globiocephalus ; but so much confusion by the indis- 

 criminate use of the vague term "blackfish" is caused, that it is almost 

 impossible to define with any degree of certainty what species of animal 

 is meant. 



Inhab : North Sea Coast of Hampshire, England. 

 G-BAMPUS (GBAYITJS) EissoAinrs, Laurillard. Eisso's Dolphin. 



Synonyms DelpTiinus aries, Eisso. 



Ddphinus JSissoanus, Laur. 

 Delphinus de Sisso, Cuvier. 



Grampus Bissoanus, Gray, S. & ~W., p. 298, Suppl. p. 82. 

 Teeth |2 to , rather small, truncate. 



Colour of the body bluish-white, relieved with irregular brown-edged 

 scratch-like lines in all directions. Females uniform brown, with similar 

 scratches. 



This species is very nearly allied to the preceding one, being of the 



same form and size, but differs principally in a slight variation of the 



colouring of the body, and the habitat of the animal considerations 



of minor importance in distinguishing species, and frequently deceptive. 



Inhab : Nice, Mediterranean. 



