PRELIMINARY LIST OF THE MAMMALS OF NEW YORK 295 
probable that this species is one of those whose range in New York has 
been considerably extended within historic times. 
Tursiops tursio (Fabricius) Forpoise 
1780 Delphinus tursio Fabricius, Fauna Groenland p. 49. 
1864 Zursiops tursio Gervais, Comptes rend. p. 876. 
1889 Zursiops tursio True, U.S. Nat. mus. Bul. 36, p. 32, 158. 
Type locahty. Coast of Greenland. 
Distribution in New York. This species probably occurs commonly 
on both coasts of Long Island. 
frincipal records. True records specimens from Fire Island and 
Turkey Gut. 
Delphinus delphis Linnaeus /orpoise 
1758 Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, Syst. nat., ed. 10, 77. 
1842 Delphinus delphis DeKay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia 
p- 136. 
1888 Delphinus delphis True, U.S. Nat. mus. Bul. 36, p. 45, 160. 
Type locahty. Coast of Europe. 
Distribution in New York. The sea porpoise doubtless occurs along 
the entire coast of New York. 
Principal records. De Kay speaks of the animal as common but 
records no specimens (’ 42 p. £36). It is probable that his animal was 
Tursiops tursio, and not the present species. ‘True gives measurements 
of skulls from “‘ New York bay ” and “‘ New York harbor” (88 p 48). 
Phocaena phocaena (Linnaeus) arbor porpoise 
1758 Delphinus phocaena Linnaeus, Syst. nat. ed. 10 1: 77. 
1842 Phocaena communis De Kay, Zoology of New York, Mammalia 
P: 133: 
1888 Phocaena phocaena Jordan, Manual of the vertebrate animals 
of the northern United States. ed. 5 p. 331. 
1888 Phocaena communis True, U.S. Nat. mus. Bul. 36, p. 118, 179. 
1896 Phocaena communis Fisher, The Observer. May 1896. 7: 200. 
Type locality. Coast of Europe. 
Distribution in New York. The harbor porpoise is the commonest 
cetacean of the tide waters of the state. It ascends the Hudson river as 
far at least as Sing Sing. 
