480 Transactions.— Zoology. 
Length of Centra. Total Length. 
Atlas and axis ... ous Ha v" kd 1:8 
Nos. 3-7 i xir is ob in 138 
8-11 ue m vk Des s 4:0 
12 8:0 
18 11:2 
19 1:5 
20-95 9*0 
26-80 . TO 
30-87 91 
88 - 1:8 
39-41 42 
42-51 15:5 
52-54 4:5 
55—64 6:0 
Inches 
Ribs— 
lst.—Length of articular process ... Ex ue 2:0 
Width at the angle i de n 1:8 
Distance from head to tip... i s 7:0 
5th.—Articular process ... wie € ni 8:0 
Distance from head to tip... d. isses 15:0 
12th.—Styliform— Length kae iis i 18:0 
: Sternum—Length oe is iis 12:0 
F Width of first segment... Bs 5:0 
i .» Of middle e s vs 1:5 
Scapula—Length a ned us 10°5 
i Height e Pee e ix 7:0 
ii Glenoid diameter o s5 1:5 
Humerus—Length d s s 98:0 
» Width a um 2-0 
Ulna—Length  .. 26 e i 4:0 
Manus ... ees des es d 14:0 
From the similarity of the external measurements to those of Delphinus 
forsteri, given by me (** Trans. N.Z. Inst.," Vol. VI., p. 85), Captain Hut- 
ton has concluded that I have mistaken Tursio metis for that Species, 
overlooking my remark that the skull agreed with that described and figured 
by me in Vol. V., p. 162, Pl. III., and which has a prominent ridge on the 
palate and double the number of teeth. As the palatal aspect of the skull 
affords a ready means of distinguishing the skulls of our dolphins, which are 
