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I know of no actual instance of the capture of the Gray 

 Grampus ( G-rampus griseus Cuv.) on the coast of Long Island, 

 but there is little doubt that it does occur more or less fre- 

 quently along the south side, as it has been taken occasionally 

 on the coasts of Massachusetts and New Jersey. 



Globicephalus melas (Traill). Blackfish. 



The Blackfish has been frequently reported off the eastern 

 shores of Long Island. 



Orca orca (Linn.). Killer. 



As to the comparative frequency of occurrence of this and 

 the preceding species, I am uncertain. Both go in schools, 

 and bear a general resemblance to giant Porpoises in their 

 actions. They rarely enter the Sound except at the extreme 

 eastern end. Fishermen occasionally report seemg schools 

 of "Black Whales" and " Fin-Backs," off the eastern end 

 of Long Island. The Killer is frequently called " Fin- 

 ner," and I think is the species referred to as " Fin Back," 

 although the same name is applied to the Fin-backed Whale 

 QSibbaldius tectirostris Cope), a species whose occasional 

 occurrence off the Long Island coast is quite probable. 



Hyperoodon rostratus (Chemnitz). Bottle-nosed Whale. 



The only instance of the occurrence of this Whale in Long 

 Island waters that I know of, is the record by DeKay of one 

 taken in the lower bay of New York Harbor in 1822. 



Physeter macrocephalus Linn. Sperm Whale. 



Of the presence of this species I have no knowledge, 

 although it may occur occasionally as a rare straggler. It is 

 said to have been abundant formerly on our coast. 



Balsena cisarctica Cope. Right Whale. 

 This whale is not rare off the southeastern coast of Long 



