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ZiPHIUS CAVIROSTRIS. 



Zipliius cavirostris G. Cavier, 1823, Ossem. Foss. vol. v, p. 350 

 (Mediterranean coast of France) ; Flower, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1876, 

 p. 477 ; Hector, 1878, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. x. p. 342 ; Turner, 

 1880, 'Challenger' Rep., Zool. vol. i. pt. 4, p. 27, pi. 2. Ejnodon 

 chathamiensis Hector, 1873, Ann. Mag. ISTat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xi. 

 p. 105 ; id. 1873, Trans. IST.Z. Inst. vol. v. 164, pis. 4, 5. Epiodon 

 novce zealandice von Haast, 1877, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. ix. p. 430, 

 pis. 24, 26. Zijj/iius novce zealandice von Haast, 1876, Proc. Zool. 

 ,Soc. 1876, p. 466 : id. 1880, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1880, p. 232 ; id. 

 1880, Trans. N.Z. Inst. vol. xii. p. 241, pi. 8. Ziphius sp., 

 Scott & Parker, 1889, Trans. Zool. Soc. vol. xii. p. 241, pis. 48-50 ; 

 Beddard, 1900, Book of Whales, p. 235, pi. 12; Benliam, 1901, 

 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1901, vol. i. p. 294. Huperoodon planifrons (not 

 Flower) Waite, 1913, Rec. Cant. Mus. vol. ii. p. 23, pis. 8, 9, 



The Goose-beaked Whale has been recorded from all seas. 



GhcotJiam Island. — (a) Skull in Dominion Museum, Wellington, 

 Described by Hector as the type of Epiodon chathamiensis. (b) 

 Teeth in British Museum. One figured by Hector, Trans. N.Z. 

 Inst. vol. V. pi. V. figs. 2 a, 2 6. 



East Cape, North Island. — Teeth and extremity of mandible 

 in Canterbury Museum. Described and figured by Waite, who 

 referred it with doubt to Hyderoodon plctmfrons, but his figure 

 almost matches the anterior end of the mandible of the Petone 

 specimen. 



Cook Strait. — (a) Near Wellington. Skull described by Turner. 

 (b) Petone Beach, Wellington Harbour. Stranded October 1919. 

 Skeleton in possession of Mr. H. H. Travers, Wellington. 

 Vertebras: 0. 7, D. 9, L. 11, Ca. 19 = 46. First four cervicals 

 fused, 5th and 6th separately fused by neural arch on left side. 

 Last spinous process and neural canal on the 1 1th caudal. Ribs 9, 

 of which 6 are two-headed. Sternum of 5 segments, the first 

 4 are notched in front and behind, the last of two separate 

 lateral pieces. Scapula with long acromion and coracoid. 



Kaiapoi Beach. — Female, stranded 15th May, 1879. Skeleton 

 in British Museum. Teeth described by von Haast (1880), 



Ne%o Brighton Beach. — Stranded 17th ISTovember, 1878. Ex- 

 terior and teeth described by von Haast (1880). 



Lyttelton Harbotor. — Str-anded at Port Cooper, July 1872. 

 Skeleton in Canterbury Museum. Described by von Haast as 

 the type of Ziphius novce zealandice. "Vertebrae : C. 7, D. 9, L. 11, 

 Oa. 19 = 46. Four cervicals fused. Ribs 9, of which 7 are two- 

 headed. Sternum of 5 segments, each notched anteriorly and 

 posteriorly. Scapula with long, narrow acromion and coracoid. 

 Phalanges : 2, 5, 5, 4, 3. 



Akaroa Harbour. — Female, stranded July 1873. Skull de- 

 scribed by von Haast (1877). 



Wctrringto7i, Otago. — Came ashore alive, 6th November, 1884. 

 Skeleton in Otago Museum. External characters, skeleton, and 



