%"Z GILPIN PORPOISES AND DOLPHINS OF NOVA SCOTIA. 



only seen. Of others I have only the skull or parts of the skele- 

 tons of dead ones, thrown upon our shores. Of others, the Beluga 

 for instance, I have the report alone of the Indians, and there 

 remain but two species of which I have material sufficient for a 

 paper. These are the common Porpoise, or puffing pig, and the 

 ocean Porpoise, which is confounded by fishermen with the true 

 Dolphin, and which has no doubt been described by Jackson 

 (Boston Nat. History Report), as D. Delphis. This paper must 

 be considered then, as very imperfect, and hereafter to be added to. 

 Though there must be much valuable information locked up in the 

 various American Journals, I can put my hand on no American 

 systematic work, but have found much benefit from " Catalogue 

 Seals and Whales." B. Museum. J. E. Gray, F. R. S., 1866, 

 and have used his nomenclature, giving the American synonyms 

 when able. 



Order : 



CETACE^. 



Family : 

 DELPHINN1DJE. 

 Delphinus delphis. Linn. Cuvier. Gray. 



Dolphin of all Seas : 



Lagenorhyncus leucoplurus. Gray. 



Delphinus delphis? Jackson (Boston Nat. History S.) 



White Sided Dolphin. Sea Porpoise. 



Phocozna communis. F. Cuvier. Gray. 

 Phocozna tuberculifera. Gray. 

 Delphinus phoccena. Linn. 



The Porpoise. 



Beluga catadon. Cuvier. Gray. 

 JPhyseter catadon. Linn. 

 Delphinopterus Uncus. Pallas. Bell. 



White Whale. 



