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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

8. Delphinus obliquidens.

    Delphinus obliquidens, _Cope_, _Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad._
    1869, p. 12.

    Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, _Cope_, _Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc.
    Philad._ 1865, p. 177.

Inhab. North Pacific. Bottle-nose.

9. Delphinus pomeegra.

                                                                      B.M.

    Delphinus pomeegra, _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 6. f. 3,
    t. 8; _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. India (_W. Elliot_) Skull, Brit. Mus.

10. Delphinus Forsteri.

    Delphinus Forsteri, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t.
    24 (copied from _Forster’s drawing_).

Skull not known.

b. _Beak elongate. Palate flat behind, without any lateral groove._

4. CLYMENIA.

    Clymene, _Gray_, _Cat. Seals & Whales_, p. 249; _P. Z. S._
    1864, p. 237, 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

Beak of skull elongate, depressed. Teeth small, slender. Nasal triangle
moderate. Dorsal fin distinct. Pectoral fin falcate; hand larger than
the forearm-bones. Skull elongate, slender; brain-case spherical; beak
slender, elongate, longer than the brain-case; intermaxillaries convex.
Teeth small, slender, five or six in an inch. The symphysis of the lower
jaw short. The blowers are moderate.

* _Beak of the skull twice as long as the brain-case. Teeth five in an
inch._ Micropia.

1. Clymenia stenorhyncha.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene stenorhyncha, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia stenorhyncha, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

    Delphinus stenorhynchus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 396. n. 1*.

    Delphinus microps, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 240.

** _Beak of the skull once and three-quarters the length of the
brain-cavity. Teeth six in an inch._ Euphrosyne.

2. Clymenia microps.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene microps, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia microps, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

    Delphinus microps, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ pp. 240, 395; _Zool.
    Ereb. & Ter._ t. 25.

Inhab. Coast of Brazil.

3. Clymenia Alope.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene Alope, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia Alope, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t. 32.

    Delphinus Alope, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ pp. 252, 399.

Inhab. Cape Horn.

4. Clymenia Styx.

                                                                      B.M.

    Delphinus Styx, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 250.

    Clymenia Styx, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t. 21.

Inhab. West Africa, North Pacific.

5. Clymenia Euphrosyne.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene Euphrosyne, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia Euphrosyne, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t.
    22 & t. 31.

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

Science

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

Gray, John Edward

Seals (Animals); Whales

8. Delphinus obliquidens.

    Delphinus obliquidens, _Cope_, _Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc. Philad._
    1869, p. 12.

    Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, _Cope_, _Proc. Ac. Nat. Sc.
    Philad._ 1865, p. 177.

Inhab. North Pacific. Bottle-nose.

9. Delphinus pomeegra.

                                                                      B.M.

    Delphinus pomeegra, _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 6. f. 3,
    t. 8; _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 5.

Inhab. India (_W. Elliot_) Skull, Brit. Mus.

10. Delphinus Forsteri.

    Delphinus Forsteri, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t.
    24 (copied from _Forster’s drawing_).

Skull not known.

b. _Beak elongate. Palate flat behind, without any lateral groove._

4. CLYMENIA.

    Clymene, _Gray_, _Cat. Seals & Whales_, p. 249; _P. Z. S._
    1864, p. 237, 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

Beak of skull elongate, depressed. Teeth small, slender. Nasal triangle
moderate. Dorsal fin distinct. Pectoral fin falcate; hand larger than
the forearm-bones. Skull elongate, slender; brain-case spherical; beak
slender, elongate, longer than the brain-case; intermaxillaries convex.
Teeth small, slender, five or six in an inch. The symphysis of the lower
jaw short. The blowers are moderate.

* _Beak of the skull twice as long as the brain-case. Teeth five in an
inch._ Micropia.

1. Clymenia stenorhyncha.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene stenorhyncha, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia stenorhyncha, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

    Delphinus stenorhynchus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 396. n. 1*.

    Delphinus microps, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 240.

** _Beak of the skull once and three-quarters the length of the
brain-cavity. Teeth six in an inch._ Euphrosyne.

2. Clymenia microps.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene microps, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia microps, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6.

    Delphinus microps, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ pp. 240, 395; _Zool.
    Ereb. & Ter._ t. 25.

Inhab. Coast of Brazil.

3. Clymenia Alope.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene Alope, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia Alope, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t. 32.

    Delphinus Alope, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ pp. 252, 399.

Inhab. Cape Horn.

4. Clymenia Styx.

                                                                      B.M.

    Delphinus Styx, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 250.

    Clymenia Styx, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t. 21.

Inhab. West Africa, North Pacific.

5. Clymenia Euphrosyne.

                                                                      B.M.

    Clymene Euphrosyne, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 214.

    Clymenia Euphrosyne, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 6, t.
    22 & t. 31.

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