MAMMALIA. CETE. Dolphin. 363 



Delphinus phocaena. BriiT. regn. an. 371. n. 2. Bloch, fifch. deutfchl. ii. 119. t. 92. — Turfio. 

 Plin. hift. nat. ix. c. 9. Bellon, aqu. 15. Rondel, pifc. 474. Schonev. ichth. 77. Klein, mifc. pifc. 

 ji. 26. t. 2. A. B. 3. B. — $a«*iw, Turfio, Marfouin. Bellon, aqu. 16. — Phocaena. Rondel, pifc. 

 473. Gefn. aq. 837. Aldrov. pifc. 719. f. p. 720. Jonft. pifc. 221. t. 41. Charier, ex. pifc. 48. 

 Sibb. Scot. an. 23. Willoughby, pifc, 31. t. A. 1. f. 2. Raj. pifc. 13. Rzacz. pol. audi. 245. Klein, 

 mifc. pifc. i. 24. — Meerfchwein, Tunin. Mart, fpitzb. 92. Anderf. ifl. 253. Crantz, groenl. 151. — 

 Nifer, Marfouin. Egede, groenl. 60. — Delphin, Nifen. Gunner, act. nidrof. ii. 237. t. 4. — Porpsffe. 

 Penn. Brit. zool. iii. 25. Ardt. zool. app. 102.. n. 60. 



Inhabits the European ocean and the Baltic. — The Porpoife is of a bluiih black colour on the back, 

 and white on the belly; the fnout is bluntifh ; the eyes are very fmall, and the entrance to the au- 

 ditory canal is placed very near them ; between the eyes the femilunar orifice of the fpiracle, or blow- 

 ing pipe, is fituated, with- its horns ftanding forwards; each jaw contains forty-fix fmall fharp pointed 

 teeth ; the penis iffues from a narrow longitudinal opening near the navel, and directly under the 

 fituation of the back fin ; and the anus is placed between that and the tail, which is fomewhat di- 

 vided into two lobes. The whole length of the animal varies from five to eight feet. This animal 

 fwarms in great numbers in fome parts of the narrow feas, fwimming in herds, fom~tim.es in regular 

 lines, very flowly, and tumbling in the water, at other times darting with vail velocity in an irregu- 

 lar manner: It feeds on fifh and fometimes on feals. 



803 /5. White Porpoife. — D. Phocaena albus. 

 Of a white colour. 



Moine de mer. Bomare, di<ft. d'hift. nat. voce Balein. 



Inhabits the river St. Lawrence. — This. variety has a loofe plait of the fkin behind the h.;ad, which. 

 the French in Canada fuppofe to have fome refemblance to a monk's cowl. 



804 y. Brown Porpoife. — D. Phocaena fufcus. 

 Of a brown colour. 



Pourfille. Bomare, die!:. d'hift. nat. v. Balein. 



Inhabits the river St. Lawrence. 



805 2, True Dolphin. — 2. Delphinus Delphls. 2. 



The body is oblong and roundifh, and the fnout narrow and fharp pointed. Art. gen 

 76. fyn. 105. Briff. regn. an. 369. n. 1. 



AfApi?. Arift. hift. an. i. c. 5. ii. c. 9. iii. c. 1. 7. 16. iv. c. 9. 10. ix. c. .74. Aelian. an. i. c. 18. 

 ii. c. 6. v. c. 6. viii. c. 3. x. c. 8. xi. c. 12. 22. xii. c. 6. 45. — Delphinus. Plin. hift. nat. ix. 07. 8. 

 xi. c. 37. Bellon. aq. 7. f. p. 9. 10. Rondel, pifc. 459. Gefn. aq. 380 f. p. 3S1. Aldrov. pifc. 701. 

 703. 704. Jonft. pifc. 21&. t. 43. Muf. worm. 288. Charlet. ex. pifc. 47. Willoughb-.pife. 28. 

 t. A. 1. f. 1. Raj. pifc. 12. Rzacz. pol. audi. 238. Klein, mifc. pifc. ii, 24. t. 3. {..A. — Porcus. 

 marinus. Sibb. Scot. an. 23. — Delphin. Anderf. ifl. 254. Crantz, grcenl. 152.- 



Inh j bits the European and Pacific oceans. — This animal is black on the back and white on the 

 belly i it is longer and more flender than the Porpoife, but greatly fmaller than the Grampus, mea— 



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