316 Miscellaneous. 



"Bushmen" may argue that the marks were those of the "hind 

 foot " of a " tiger," which has only four toes, though few bushmeu 

 probably know it ; but I reply that in the four-toed hind foot of a 

 thylacine the whole " sole" of the foot goes on to the ground. I advise 

 Mr. Scott " to give it up," and catch the roaring tiger first before he 

 puts the society to further expense in illustrating " footprints of dog's 

 feet." 



Preliminary Descriptions of three new Species of Cetacea from the 

 Coast of Oalifornia. By W. H. Dall, U. S. Coast Survey. 



DeJphinus Bairdii, n. sp. 



Back, posterior sides, fins, and flukes black ; anterior sides grey, 

 with two narrow white lateral stripes ; a white lanceolate belly- 

 patch. Dorsal falcate ; beak slender, elongated. Length 6 feet 

 7 inches to 6 ft. 9 in. Length of skull 18-76 in. ; length of beak 

 before the notches 11-9 in. ; height of skull at vertex 6 in. ; greatest 

 breadth at zygomatic process of squamosals G'95 in. ; breadth between 

 maxillary notches 3-4 in., ditto at middle of beak 2 in. Teeth ||-; the 

 anterior six on each side very small, not projecting above the gums. 



Two female specimens. Cape Arguello, California (Scammon, 1872), 

 of which one entire skeleton has been forwarded to the National 

 Museum at Washington. 



This species belongs to the restricted genus Delphinus of Gray, 

 and is peculiar from its extremely attenuated beak and very deep 

 channels on each side of the palate behind. The superior aspect of 

 the skull resembles that of Chpnenia microps, Gray. It differs from 

 all the described species of the genus in colour and osteological cha- 

 racters, and will be fully described in the forthcoming monograph of 

 the Pacific Cetacea by Capt. C. M. Scammon, U.S.R.M., to whom I 

 am indebted for the opportunity of describing this and the following 

 species. It is dedicated, by request of Capt. Scammon, to Prof. S. F. 

 Baird, of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Tursiops Gillii, n. sp. 



DuU black, lighter on the belly. Dorsal low, falcate. Teeth ^. 



Monterey, California. 



Lower jaw : length from end of beak to condyles 16-8 in., ditto 

 to end of coronoid process 15-8 in., ditto to end of tooth-line 9*3 in. ; 

 length of symphysis 2 in. ; width between outer edges of condyles 

 9-75 in., between two posterior teeth 3-5 in. ; height of ramus at 

 coronoid process 4'4 in. 



The material for identification of this species is unfortunately 

 very small, being only the lower jaw and outlines of the animal 

 drawn by Capt. Scammon. It does not appear to have been described; 

 and the only other species of the genus described from the Pacific is 

 the T. catalania, Gray, from N.W. Australia, which is described as 

 being lead-coloured. It is dedicated to Prof. Theodore Gill, of the 

 Smithsonian Institution, whose memoirs on the Cetacea and Pinni- 

 pedia of the Pacific are already classical, by desire of Capt. Scammon. 



