502 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 



1817. DESMAREST, A. Dugorig. <Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., ix, 1817, pp. 603-604. 



Ptesume of its affinities as variously maintained by previous authors, with the recognition 

 of the single species "Trichecus dugong, Gmel. [553.] 



1817. DESMAREST, A. G. Lainantin. <^Nouv. Diet. ffHist. Nat., xvii, 1817, pp. 258- 

 234. 



Generalities, pp. 258-261 ; Species, 262, 263 ; Lamantius fossiles, pp. 263-264. Spp. 2, Man- 

 atus americanus et M. senegalensis, Desm. [554.] 



1817. DESMAREST, A. G. Maiumalogie. <Nouv. Diet. d'Hist. Nat., xviii, 1817, pp. 

 483-542. 



History, including synopsis of classifications, pp. 483-526; external characters, pp. 526-542. 



[555.] 



1817. EDITOR. Narrative of a Voyage to Hudson's Bay, in His Majesty's Ship Rosa- 

 mond, containing some Account of the North-eastern Coast of America, and 

 of the Tribes inhabiting that remote Region. By Lieut. Chappell. <^Quart. 

 Eev., xviii, 1818, pp. 199-223. Map. 



Review of the work. Contains a paragraph (p. 212) on "Whales struck with the harpoon 

 on the coast of Spitzbergen and afterward killed in Davis Strait. [556.] 



1817. G[ERARDIX], S. Cachalot. <Dicf. des Sci. Nat., vi, 1817, pp. 38-83. 



[Considerations generales], pp. 38-44. Premiere famille, Les Narwals, Narwali, pp. 44-49. 

 1. Le Narwal vulgaire (Monodon monoceros, Linn.), pp. 45-48. 'J. Le Narwal microcephale 

 (Narwalus microccphalus, Lacep.), p. 48. 3. Le Nai-wal andersonien (N. andersonianus), 

 p. 49. Deuxierae famille. Les Anarnaks, Anarnaci,i>p. 49, 50. 4. L'Anarnak grocnlandois 

 (Anarnak grcenlandiciis, Lac6p.), p. 49. Troisieme famille. Les Cachalots proprement dits, 

 Catodontes, pp. 50-59. 5. Le Cachalot macrocephale (Physeter macrocephalus, Gm.), pp. 50- 

 56. 6. Le Cachalot trumpo (Catodon macrocephahis, Gm.), pp. 56-58. 7. Le Cachalot svi- 

 neval (Physeter catodon, Gm.), p. 58. 8. Le Cachalot blanchatre (Catodon macrocephalus, 

 Var. B., Gm.), p. 58. Quatrieme famille. Les Physales, Physali, pp. 59-61. 9. Le Physalo 

 cylindrique (Physalus cylindricus, Lacep.), pp. 59-61. Ciuquieme famille. Les Phys6teres, 

 Physeteres, pp. 61-65. 10. Le Physetere mycrope (P. mycrops, Gm.), pp. 61, 62. 11. Le 

 Phys6tere orthodon (B. mycrops, Var. B., Gm.), pp. 63, 04. 14. Le Physetere mular (P. tur- 

 sio, Gm.), pp. 64, 65. Sfeieme famille. Les Delphinapteres, Delphinapteri, pp. 65-67. 13. Le 

 Delphinaptere beluga (Delphinapterus leucas, Gm.), pp. 65-G7. 14. Le Delphinaptere sen6- 

 dette (Delphinapterus senedetta, Lacep.), p. 67. Septieme famille. Les Dauphins, Delphini, 

 pp. 67-81. 15. Le Dauphin vulgaire (Delphinus delphis, Gm.), pp. 68-71. 16. Le Dauphin 

 marsouin (D. phoccena, Gm.), pp. 71-74. 17. Le Dauphin orque (D. orca, Gm., Var. A.), 

 pp. 74,75. 18. Le Dauphin gladiateur (D. orca, Gm., Var. B.), pp. 75-77. 19. Le Dauphin 

 nesernack (D. nesarnack, Lacep.). p. 77. 20. Le Dauphin diodon (D. diodon, Lacep.), p. 78. 

 21. Le Dauphin ventru (D. ventricosus, Lacep.), p. 78. 22. Le Dauphin feres, D. feres. 

 Lacep.), p. 79. 23. Le Dauphin de Duhamel (D. Duhamelii, Lacep.), p. 79. 24. Le Dau- 

 phin de Peron (D Peronii, Lacep.), p. 80. 25. Le Dauphin de Commerson (D. Commersoni, 

 Lacep.), p. 81. Huitieme et derniere famillo des cachalots. Les Hyperoodons, Hyperoodon- 

 tes, pp. 81-82. 26. L'Hyperoodon butskopf (D. orca, Gm., Var. C.), pp. 81-83. 



A compilation, mainly from Lacepede, whose nomenclature is followed. The species are 

 the same as those recognized by Lacepede. [557. J 



1817. [MILLAR, or MILLER, JAMES.] Cetology. <^Encycl. Brit., 5th ed., v, 1817, pp. 

 327-360, pll. cxl, cxli. 



Chap. i. Of the Classification and Natural History of Cetaceous Fishes, pp. 328-341 . Chap, 

 ii. Of the Anatomy and Physiology of Cetaceous Fishes, pp. 341-353. Chap. iii. Of the "Whale 

 Fishery, pp. 353-359. 



The genera recognized are, i, Balcena, ii, Monodon, iii, Physeter, iv, Delphinus. The species 

 are the following: 1. Balcena Mysticetus, pp. 329, 330, pi. cxl, fig. 1. 2. JBalcena Gladalis, pp. 

 330, 331. 3. Balcena Physalus, p. 331. 4. Balcena Nodosa, p. 331. 5. Balcena Gibbosa, p. 332. 

 6. Balcena Boops. p. 332. 7. Balcena Musculus, p. 333. S. Balcena Bostrata [sic], p. 333. 

 9. Monodon Monoceros, p. 334, pi. cxl, fig. 2. 10. Monodon Spuriiis, p. 335. 11. Physeter 

 Macrocephalus, pp. 334, 335, pi. cxl, fig. 3. 12. Physeter Catodon, p. 336. 13. Physeter 

 Trumpo, p. 336. 14. Physeter Cylindricus, p. 337. 15. Physeter Microps, p. 337. 16. Phy- 

 seter Mular, p. 337. 17. Delphinus Pfioccena, p. 338. IS. Delphinus Delphis, pp. 338, 339. 

 39. Delphinus Tursio, p. 339. 20. Delphinus Orca, p. 339, pi. cxl, fig. 4. 21. Delphinus 

 Gladiator, p. 310. 22. Delphinus Lcucas, p. 340. 23. Delphinus Bidentatus, p. 340. 24. Del- 

 vhinus Butskopf, pp. 340, 341. 25. Delphinus Feres, p. 341. 



PI. cxli gives views in profile of two skulls of Whales, and views of baleen from side, 

 above, etc. The 4 figures of Whales given in pi. cxl are copies of well-known figures. 



