RISSO’'S GRAMPUS. ole 
This species was considered distinct from Grampus griseus by 
Cuvier ; but they were united by Professor Flower in a paper read 
before the Zoological Society in 1871, on two specimens taken in 
the Channel, one in a mackerel net near the Eddystone, in 
February, 1870, a female, which had lately given birth to a young 
one; and a young one, supposed to be the offspring, taken later 
near the Isle of Wight. 
With reference to this connection, it is rather singular that In 
1869-70—I cannot fix the date nearer—the Plymouth daily 
papers reported a ‘‘small whale” as having been stranded on the 
Whitsands. This I went to see; but it had been already used for 
manure by a farmer. My informant, a farm labourer, described 
it as about twelve feet long, with a blunt, big head, not lke a 
porpoise ; and left an impression on my memory which very well 
agrees with this Grampus. If this conjecture be correct, we 
may have the whole family accounted for. The accompanying 
engraving is from a drawing of our specimen by Mr. T. C. 
Richards, which appeared in the Field newspaper March 13th, 
1886, and has been kindly lent by the proprietors for use in our 
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