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6. NORTHERN RIGHT WHALE PORPOISE. Lissodel- 
phis borealis. 
Rather common. Sometimes enter bays. 
7. BAY PORPOISE. Phoczena communis. 
The Bay Porpoises seem to prefer brackish waters, where 
rivers enter the ocean and therefore are not common here. 
8. BLACKFISH. Globicephala scammoni. 
Formerly common off the coast; now this large porpoise is 
seldom seen. 
9. GRAMPUS. Grampus griseus. 
10. COWFISH. Tursiops gilli. 
Occasional along the coast. Said to have entered bays 
formerly. 
11. STRIPED PORPOISE. Striped Dolphin. Lagenorhynchus 
obliquidens. 
Rather common near the coast and occasional in bays. 
12, COMMON DOLPHIN. Delphinus delphis. 
Rather common near the coast and occasional in bays. 
Order UNGULATA. 
Family CERVIDA‘. Deer. 
But one native species of this family occurs in this county 
now. It is possible that elk may have once ranged this far 
south but I know of no records of their occurrence here. 
13. CALIFORNIA MULE DEER. Odocoileus hemionus 
californicus. 
Still fairly common in the mountains. If the laws regarding 
close seasons and number limits are honestly obeyed there will 
always be fair deer hunting in this county, as there is a large 
area of brush land and forest that will never be put in cultiva- 
tion and will be good deer range. 
Several Dwarf Elk have been turned out in the Laguna Game 
Preserve, but they may not be able to establish themselves. 
Family ANTILOCAPRIDZE. Prong-horn Antelopes. 
14. PENINSULA PRONG-HORN ANTELOPE. Antilocapra 
americana peninsularis. 
Now practically extinct in this county. Not long ago they 
ranged along the edge of the Colorado Desert in the eastern part 
of this county. Many years ago I saw four at Carrizo Creek. I 
have heard that when the first settlers came to this county An- 
telopes were found on the mesas near the seacoast. 
Family BOVIDAZ. Cattle, Sheep, etc. 
15. NELSON BIGHORN. Mountain Sheep. Ovis canadensis 
nelsoni. 
While not as common as they were twenty years ago Big- 
horns are still to be found on the mountain sides of the desert 
slope, and now appear to be slowly increasing in numbers. 
