THE 
VENTRICOSE DOLPHIN. 
GENERIC CHARACTER. 
Teeth in both jaws. 
Spiracle on the head. 
SPECIFIC CHARACTER, ^'c. 
Blackish Dolphin, white beneath, with rounded 
snout and very large abdomen. 
A species of Grampus. 
Hunter P ML Trans. voL 77. pLl/o 
Le Dauphin ventru. 
Cepede cetacees^ p. 311. pL 15. 
f. 3. 
This species was first described by Mr. Hunter in 
the Philosophical Transactions. It has been observed 
of the length of eighteen feet, and in general appear- 
ance is more nearly allied to the Grampus than to any 
other kind of Dolphin, 
