 Hurron.—Deseription of the “* Cow-Fish,” or “ Bottle-nosed Dolphin.” 181 
Female—length, 74- feet, 
The specimen here described was presented to the Otago hea by 
Captain Fairchild, of the Colonial steamer “‘ Luna,” and is one of two 
captured in Useless Bay, Dusky Sound, on the 10th of May, 1875. 
The other specimen captured was also a female, and measured 9}-feet 
in length. 
The following are the dimensious :— e 
Feet. Inches. 
Total length along the curve of the side 7 6 
Re Pes », bac ej 6 
Length from snout to blowhole 1 2 
i 4 » eye 1 1 
», dorsal 8 5 
Dorsal— Width at base 1 0 
Height 0 9 
Anterior ised 1 3 
Pectoral—Length 1 1 
Breadth at init 0 5 
Caudal—Spread tame | 
Anterior margin cok lobe 1 : 
It is remarkable how very closely these measur eiisrits agree with those 
given by Dr. Hector in the ‘‘ Trans. N.Z. Inst.,” Vol. VI., p. 85, of a 
porpoise that he refers to as Delphinus forsteri. 
The following are the dimensions of the skull :— 
Inches. 
Total length fe =“ aks eae Ui 
Length of beak si rsa ny ie Bere 5 | 
Width at orbits “ ae ae ii on 2 
a owe eee a ioe es i ee 
ac. gg ae Of beak. ©... cae ae hee 
Length of lower jaw i wae a ieecicakee 
ae gy. SORCER MD -as 84 
The skull agrees very well with the ie of Tr. metis, in oye ‘* Voyage 
of the ‘ Erebus’ and ‘ Terror ;’”’ but the teeth are rather closer together, 
owing probably to the same ey oe of teeth being in a smaller jaw. 
Art. XVII. —Notes on the Ornithology of New Zealand. By Waxter L. 
Buiter, C.M.G., D.Sc., President. 
(Read before the Wellington Philosophical Society, 29th January, 1876.] 
Ix continuation of the ornithological notes, read before the Philosophical 
Institute of Canterbury last year, 1 beg to lay before this Society some 
