502 BULLETIN UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL PURVEY. 



1817. Desmarest, a. Dugong. <^Noiw. Diet. (VHist. Nat., ix, 1817, pp. 603-604. 



E6sum6 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. cVHist, Nat., xvii, 1817, pp. 258- 

 234. 



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

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



1817. Desmarest, A. G. Mammalogie. <^Nouv. Diet. d'Sist. Nat., xviii, 1817, pp. 



483-542. 



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



[555.] 



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

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

 of the Tribes Inhabiting that remote Region. By Lieut. Chaxipell. <^Qiiai-t. 

 Hev:, xviii, 1618, 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 afterwaid killed in Davis Strait. [556.] 



1817. G[ERARDix], S. Cachalot. <:^Diet. des Sei. Nat., vi, 1817, pp. 38-83. 



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

 1. Le Narwal vulgaire (Monodon tnonoceros, Linn.), pp. 45-48. !5. Le Narwal microcephale 

 (Nartoalus microcephalus, Lacep.), p. 48. 3. Le Narwal andersonien (N. andersonianus), 

 p. 49. Beuxicnie faiaille. Les x\nai-naks, Anarnaci, pp. 49, 50. 4. L'Anarnak groenlandois 

 {Anarnak groenlandieiis, Lacep.), p. 49. Troisieme fjmille. Les Cachalots proprement dits, 

 Catodontes, pp. 50-.J9. 5. Lu Cachalot macroceplialo (Physeter macrocephaliis, Gm.), pp. 50- 

 50. 6. Lo Cachalot trumpo (Catodon macrocephalun, Gni.), pp. 56-58. 7. Le Cachalot svi- 

 neval {Physeter catodon, Giu.), p. 58. S. Le Cachalot blanchatre (Catodun 'macroce2>halus, 

 Var. B., Gm.), p. 58. Quatrienie famille. Les Physales, Fhysali, pp. 59-61. 9. Le Physale 

 cylindrique (Physalus cylindricus, Lacep.), pp. 59-61. Cinquieme famille. Les Phys^teres, 

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

 Physetere orthodon (B. mycrops, Var. B., Gm.), pp. 63, 64. ]vj. Le Phys6tere miliar (P. tur- 

 sio, Gm.), pp. 64, 65. Sixieme famille. Les Delphinaptcres, Delphinapteri, pp. 65-07. 13. Le 

 Delphinaptere beluga {Delphinapteras leucas, Gm.), pp. 6-5-07. 14. Le Delphinapt^re sen6- 

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

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

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

 pp. 74, 75. IS. Le Dauphin gladiateur (D. orca, Gm., Var. B.), pp. lo-~l. 19. Le Dauphin 

 nesernack (-D. nesarnack, Lacep.), p. 77. iiO. Le Dauphin diodon (Z>. diodon, Lacep.), p. 78. 

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

 Lac6p.), p. 79. 23. Le Dauphin de Duhamel {D. Duhamelii, Lacep.), p. 79. 24. Le Dau- 

 phin de Peron (2). Peronii, Lacep.), p. 80. 25. Lo Dauphin de Commerson {D. Cominersoni, 

 Lacep.), p. 81. Huitieme ct dernifere famille des cachalots. Les Hyperoodons, iTj/^eroodon- 

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



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

 the same as those recognized by Lac6pede. [557.] 



1817. [Millar, or Miller, James.] Cetology. <^Encijcl. Brit., 5th ed., v, 1817, pp. 

 327-360, pll. cxl, cxli. 



Chap. i. Of the Classification and N.atural 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, 2Ionodon, iii, Physeter, iv, Ddphinus. The species 

 are the following: 1. Balcena Jlystieetus, pp. 329, 330, pi. cxl, fig. 1. 2. Balcena Glaclalis, pp. 

 330,331. 3. Balcena Physalus, \>.3'-M. 4 . Balcena Nodosa, -p. d^l. 5. Balcena Gibbosa, p.S32. 

 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 Spurius, p. 33,^. 31. Physeter 

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

 Trumpo, p. 336. 14. Physeter Cylindrieus, p. 337. 15. Physeter Zlicrops, p. 337. 16. Phy- 

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

 3 9. Delphinus lursio, p. 339. 20. Delphinus Orca, p. 339, pi. cxl, fig. 4. 21. Delphinus 

 Gladiator, p. 310. 22. Delphinus Leucas, 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. 



