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Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British MuseumGray, John Edward

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Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum

Name: Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum
Author: Gray, John Edward

Gray, John Edward

Seals (Animals); Whales

4. Steno capensis.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno capensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 394. n. 4**; _Synops. Whales
    & Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. Cape of Good Hope.

5. Steno lentiginosus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno lentiginosus, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 394. n. 4**; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 5; _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 5. f.
    2, 3.

Inhab. India (_W. Elliot_). Skull, B.M.

    1. Steno roseiventris, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 233. no. 2.

Inhab. Moluccas. Skull not seen by me.

** _Beak of the skull short, compressed, much attenuated and acute in
front. Teeth five in an inch. Flesh-coloured. Fluviatile._ Tucuxa.

6. Steno tucuxi.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno tucuxi, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 236, 394; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. Brazil, river Amazons, 1500 miles from the sea (_Bates_).

See also _S. (?) fluviatilis_ and _S. (?) pallidus_, Gray, _l. c._ p.
237; same locality, if distinct.

*** _Beak of the skull elongate, rather depressed, broad, slightly
compressed on the sides. Teeth small, five in an inch._ Stenella.

7. Steno attenuatus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno attenuatus, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 235, 395; _Syn. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. India.

The beak of the skull flattened (Zool. E. & T. t. 28).

This section is nearly intermediate between _Steno_ and _Clymenia_.

8. Steno fuscus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno fuscus, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 5, t. 26. f.
    1.

Only known from a fœtus in spirits.

    2. Steno? brevimanus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 236.

Inhab. Banda, Singapore. Teeth 36/36.

    3. Steno? coronatus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 238.

Inhab. Spitzbergen (_Fréminville_). Not seen since 1806, and no remains
of it in any museum.

    4. Steno? rostratus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 238.

    Dauphin de Breda, _Cuvier_, _Oss. Foss._ vol v. p. 400.

Inhab. North Sea.

2. SOTALIA.

    Sotalia, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 393, 401; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 6.

Dorsal fin distinct. Beak depressed, rather longer than the brain-cavity.
Teeth slender, conical. Palate flat behind. Pectoral fin ovate, obliquely
truncated at the end; hand shorter than the arm-bones. Carpal bones
small. Scapula broad. Acromion broad.

Vertebræ 55:—C. 7. D. 12. L. 14. C. 22.

Scarcely distinct from _Steno_.

1. Sotalia guianensis.

    Sotalia guianensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 401; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 6.

    Tursio guianensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 257.

    Delphinus guianensis, _Van Beneden_, _Mém. Acad. Brux._ p. 27,
    t. 2 (skeleton), tom. xvi. tab. 2. figs. 1 and 2.

Inhab. British Guiana.

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Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British MuseumGray, John Edward

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Supplement to the catalogue of seals and whales in the British Museum

Gray, John Edward

Seals (Animals); Whales

4. Steno capensis.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno capensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 394. n. 4**; _Synops. Whales
    & Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. Cape of Good Hope.

5. Steno lentiginosus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno lentiginosus, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 394. n. 4**; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 5; _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 5. f.
    2, 3.

Inhab. India (_W. Elliot_). Skull, B.M.

    1. Steno roseiventris, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 233. no. 2.

Inhab. Moluccas. Skull not seen by me.

** _Beak of the skull short, compressed, much attenuated and acute in
front. Teeth five in an inch. Flesh-coloured. Fluviatile._ Tucuxa.

6. Steno tucuxi.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno tucuxi, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 236, 394; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. Brazil, river Amazons, 1500 miles from the sea (_Bates_).

See also _S. (?) fluviatilis_ and _S. (?) pallidus_, Gray, _l. c._ p.
237; same locality, if distinct.

*** _Beak of the skull elongate, rather depressed, broad, slightly
compressed on the sides. Teeth small, five in an inch._ Stenella.

7. Steno attenuatus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno attenuatus, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 235, 395; _Syn. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. India.

The beak of the skull flattened (Zool. E. & T. t. 28).

This section is nearly intermediate between _Steno_ and _Clymenia_.

8. Steno fuscus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Steno fuscus, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 5, t. 26. f.
    1.

Only known from a fœtus in spirits.

    2. Steno? brevimanus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 236.

Inhab. Banda, Singapore. Teeth 36/36.

    3. Steno? coronatus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 238.

Inhab. Spitzbergen (_Fréminville_). Not seen since 1806, and no remains
of it in any museum.

    4. Steno? rostratus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 238.

    Dauphin de Breda, _Cuvier_, _Oss. Foss._ vol v. p. 400.

Inhab. North Sea.

2. SOTALIA.

    Sotalia, _Gray_, _l. c._ pp. 393, 401; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 6.

Dorsal fin distinct. Beak depressed, rather longer than the brain-cavity.
Teeth slender, conical. Palate flat behind. Pectoral fin ovate, obliquely
truncated at the end; hand shorter than the arm-bones. Carpal bones
small. Scapula broad. Acromion broad.

Vertebræ 55:—C. 7. D. 12. L. 14. C. 22.

Scarcely distinct from _Steno_.

1. Sotalia guianensis.

    Sotalia guianensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 401; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 6.

    Tursio guianensis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 257.

    Delphinus guianensis, _Van Beneden_, _Mém. Acad. Brux._ p. 27,
    t. 2 (skeleton), tom. xvi. tab. 2. figs. 1 and 2.

Inhab. British Guiana.

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