SOME OBSERVATIONS ON ANTARCTIC CETACKA. 



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to the south of Gough Island. For convenience, I have called this animal the 

 " Piebald Porpoise," on account of its special markings, which are here specially 

 considered. 



I here tabulate the results of those observations in the same way as I 



have the larger Cetacea. 



The Piebald Porpoise (Lagenorhynchus crucigerf). 



On 3rd March 1893, at Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, I purchased one of these 

 porpoises from a fisherman. It had been drowned by being entangled in one of his 

 nets in the harbour. This fresh specimen measured 4 feet 4 inches in length, and 

 before dissecting it for skeletal purposes it was fortunate that the well-known artist, 

 Mr "VN . G. BURX MURDOCH, who was my companion on that voyage, was able to make 

 a series of faithful studies of the animal as it lay on the deck of the Bal&na. These 

 studies are now reproduced fac-simile (vide Plate). After discussion with Mr BURN 



