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DELPHnrus Not^ ZEAUJsrDLai, Quoy et Gaimard. The New Zealand 



Dolphin. 

 Synonyms — DelpMnus JVbvts Zealandice, Quoy et Graim., Voy. Astrol. 

 Delphinus Novcb Zealandim, Grey, B.M.C., p. 246. 



Teeth i|^^, five in an inch. 



Above black-brown, like polished leather ; the belly, and the edge of 

 the upper jaw and the whole of the lower one duU white. A broad 

 yellow band commences at the eye, narrows on the sides, and ends 

 below the dorsal. The tail slate-colour. The pectorals are lead-white, 

 like the middle of the dorsal, with black edges. 



A black line from the upper part of the head, enlarging and inclosing 

 the eye, which is bordered above and below with a white line. The eye 

 large, black ; the lower jaw with small rings of pores, and the body with 

 small plaits of regularly twisted white striae. 



Length 5 ft. 10 in. 



Inhab : New Zealand and Tasmania. 



Delphintjs AiBiMAinjs,' Peale. The Chilian Dolphin. 

 Synonyms — DelpMnus alhimanus} Peale. — Explo. Expedition, 1848. 

 Delphinus alhimanus, Gray. — B.M.C., p. 247. 



Teeth gi', about five in an inch. 



Colour blue-black ; belly and pectoral fins white ; sides pale tawny ; 

 eyes small, brown, surrounded with a black ring, which joins the black 

 of the snout. 



Length 6 ft. 6 in ; weight estimated at 150 lbs. 



Inhab : coasts of ChiU. 



This dolphin and that from New Zealand are presumed to be 

 identical. 



DELPHDnJS Pebnigee,'' Elliot. The Deep-black Dolphin. 

 Synonyms — Delphinus perniger, Elliot. — Journ. Asiat. Soc. 

 Delphinus perniger, Gray. — B.M.C., p. 249. 

 The teeth of this small dolphin are proportionally large. 

 Inhab : Bay of Bengal. 



Dblphinus fultifasciatus,' Pucheran. The Dusky-banded Dolphin. 

 Synonyms — Delphinus fulvifaseiatus, Pucheran. — Voyage Dumont 



d'Drville. 

 Gray.— S. & W., p. 253, and 

 Teeth '^ Supplement p. 68. 



Blackish ; side of back fulvous ; throat and beneath white ; beak, 

 orbit, streak from angle of mouth to pectoral fin, and pectoral fin, 

 blackish. 



Inhab : coasts of Tasmania. 



^ albus, white, and manus, hand. 



^ perniger, very black. 



' fulvus, deep-yellow, tawny, and fasoiatus, swathed. 



