DELPHINID^. 81 



Genus GLOBICEPHALUS, Lesson \ 



Syn. Globiocephahis, Gvaj"^. 

 Globiceps, Flower^. 



The teeth (^^ in number) are confined to the anterior part of 

 the jaws, and are small, conical, curved, and sharp -pointed when 

 unworn. The cranium is broad and depressed, and the rostral not 

 longer than the cranial portion ; the upper surface of the cranium is 

 broad and flat. The centra of the anterior five or six cervical ver- 

 tebras are united. The length of the centra of the lumbar and earlier 

 caudal vertebrae is about equal to their width. 



ffi^loticrpljalu^ melas (TrailP). 



Sjn. Delphinus melas, Traill '. 



Delpliinus ylohiceps, Cuvier ^. 

 Gluhiocepludus svineval, Gray '''. 

 Globiceps melas, auct. 



Hah. Apparently cosmopolitan. 



89483. An imperfect cranium ; from the marshes near Parking, 

 Essex. Presented hy G. P. Lane^ Esq., 1865. 



39484. The anchylosed series of cervical vertebrse ; from near 

 Barking. Presented hy C. P. Lane, Esq., 18/65. 



33458. The centrum of a lumbar vertebra, provisionally referred to 

 this species; dredged off the eastern coast. Both epi- 

 physes are wanting. 



Layton Collection. PurcJiased, 1858. 



Globicephalus -uncidens (Lankester ^). 



Syn. Delp)Mnus uncidens, Lankester ''. 

 Delphinus orcoides, Lankester ^°. 



The teeth figured by Lankester as D. orcoides ^^ appear to belong 



1 Nouv. Tab. Eegne Animal, Mammiferes, p. 200 (1847). Amended from 

 Glohicephala. The I'eason for adopting this name in place of Globicejjs is given 

 by Flower in the ' Proe. Zoo]. See' 1884, p. 418. 



2 Zool. ' Erebus ' and ' Terror,' p. 32 (1846). 



3 Proc. Zool. Soc. 1883, p. 508. 



* Nicholson's Journ. vol. xxii. p. 81 (1809). — Delphinus. ^ Loc. cit. 



6 Ann. du Museum, vol. xix. p. 14 (1812). ^ Op. cit. p. 32 (1846). 



8 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 3, vol. xiv. p. 356 {1^(j4.).— Delphinus. 



9 Loc. cit. 10 Loc. cit. 



11 Some error occurs in the description of the teeth made the type of D. 

 orcoides, since they are stated to agree in size with those of Orca and Dscv.dorca, 

 whereas they really accord in this respect Math Globicephcdus. 



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