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DELPHINUS DOLPHIN. 



Generic Character. 



Denies in maxilla utraque. 

 Fistula in capite. 



Teeth in both jaws. 

 Spiracle on the head. 



PORPESSE. 



Delphinus Phocsena. D. corpore suhconifrnmiy dor so lato, rostm 

 subobtuso. Lin. Syst. Nat. p. io8. Artedi Gen, 75. Syn. 104. 



Dolphin with subconic body, broad back, and subobtuse snout. 



Phocaena. Kond. Pise, p, 473. Gesn, Aquaf. p. 837. Aidr. 

 Piscp.yig. Jo7ist. Pisc» p. 221. 



Porpess. Pennant Brit. ZooL p. 61, 



TThE Porpesse may be considered as the most 

 common of the whole cetaceous tribe ; being- 

 found in almost all parts of the European ocean, 

 and sometimes even entering the mouths of large 

 rivers. In its general shape it so much resembles 

 the Dolphin or next species, as to be frequently 

 confounded with it ; and navigators in general 

 seem to call both species indiscriminately by the 

 same name. The Porpesse however differs in 

 having a shorter snout, which though somewhat 

 sharply terminated, is much less narrow or pro- 



