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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

B.M.

    Tursio Metis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 256. no. 3; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 18; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215, 1868, p. 362; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 18.

Inhab. West Africa.

4. Tursio Cymodoce.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio Cymodoce, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 257. no. 4; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 19; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 7, t. 19.

Inhab. River Uragua. Mus. Buenos Ayres.

5. Tursio abusalam.

    Tursio abusalam, _Gray_, _Cat. Seals & Whales_, p. 261. no. 7.

    Tursiops aduncus, _Gervais_, _Ostéogr. Cét._ t. 34. figs. 1 & 2.

Inhab. Cape of Good Hope (_Gervais_); Red Sea (_Ehrenberg_).

Rather larger than _Tursiops tursio_. Teeth acute.

6. Tursio Eurynome.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio Eurynome, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 261. no. 8; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 17; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 7, t. 17.

Inhab. South Sea; India?, Bay of Bengal.

7. Tursio catalania.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio catalania, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 262. no. 10; _P. Z. S._
    1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Inhab. North-west coast of Australia.

These skulls are all very much alike.

7. EUTROPIA.

    Eutropia, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 262; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215;
    _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Beak of the skull only rather longer than the brain-case. Skull
depressed, thick, with the sides rather bent down behind the notch. The
beak depressed, broad, rounded on the sides, rather longer than the
length of the brain-case; the intermaxillaries flat, rather broad. Teeth
small, slender, five or six in an inch.

The skull bears a considerable affinity to the skulls of _Phocæna_,
_Neomeris_, _Beluga_, and _Monodon_ in the bending down of the sides.

1. Eutropia Dickiei.

                                                                      B.M.

    Eutropia Dickiei, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 34.

    Tursio Eutropia, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1862, p. 145; _Cat. S. &
    W._ p. 262, no. 9.

Inhab. South Pacific Ocean, Chili.

2. Eutropia Heavisidii.

                                                                      B.M.

    Eutropia Heavisidii, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Tursio Heavisidii, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 263.

    Cephalorhynchus Heavisidii, _Gervais_, _Ost. Cét._ tab. 36.
    fig. 1 (skull).

Inhab. Cape seas.

Vertebræ 65:—C. 7. D. 13. L. 15. C. 30.

The _D. cephalorhynchus_ of F. Cuvier, judging from the figure of the
skull given by Schlegel, appears also to belong to this genus.

See _Stigmatias_ (_Amblyodon_), Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1866,
p. 294.

Tribe III. LAGENORHYNCHINA.

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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

B.M.

    Tursio Metis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 256. no. 3; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 18; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215, 1868, p. 362; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 18.

Inhab. West Africa.

4. Tursio Cymodoce.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio Cymodoce, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 257. no. 4; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 19; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 7, t. 19.

Inhab. River Uragua. Mus. Buenos Ayres.

5. Tursio abusalam.

    Tursio abusalam, _Gray_, _Cat. Seals & Whales_, p. 261. no. 7.

    Tursiops aduncus, _Gervais_, _Ostéogr. Cét._ t. 34. figs. 1 & 2.

Inhab. Cape of Good Hope (_Gervais_); Red Sea (_Ehrenberg_).

Rather larger than _Tursiops tursio_. Teeth acute.

6. Tursio Eurynome.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio Eurynome, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 261. no. 8; _Zool. Ereb. &
    Ter._ t. 17; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 7, t. 17.

Inhab. South Sea; India?, Bay of Bengal.

7. Tursio catalania.

                                                                      B.M.

    Tursio catalania, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 262. no. 10; _P. Z. S._
    1866, p. 215; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Inhab. North-west coast of Australia.

These skulls are all very much alike.

7. EUTROPIA.

    Eutropia, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 262; _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215;
    _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Beak of the skull only rather longer than the brain-case. Skull
depressed, thick, with the sides rather bent down behind the notch. The
beak depressed, broad, rounded on the sides, rather longer than the
length of the brain-case; the intermaxillaries flat, rather broad. Teeth
small, slender, five or six in an inch.

The skull bears a considerable affinity to the skulls of _Phocæna_,
_Neomeris_, _Beluga_, and _Monodon_ in the bending down of the sides.

1. Eutropia Dickiei.

                                                                      B.M.

    Eutropia Dickiei, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 34.

    Tursio Eutropia, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1862, p. 145; _Cat. S. &
    W._ p. 262, no. 9.

Inhab. South Pacific Ocean, Chili.

2. Eutropia Heavisidii.

                                                                      B.M.

    Eutropia Heavisidii, _Gray_, _P. Z. S._ 1866, p. 215; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Tursio Heavisidii, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 263.

    Cephalorhynchus Heavisidii, _Gervais_, _Ost. Cét._ tab. 36.
    fig. 1 (skull).

Inhab. Cape seas.

Vertebræ 65:—C. 7. D. 13. L. 15. C. 30.

The _D. cephalorhynchus_ of F. Cuvier, judging from the figure of the
skull given by Schlegel, appears also to belong to this genus.

See _Stigmatias_ (_Amblyodon_), Cope, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 1866,
p. 294.

Tribe III. LAGENORHYNCHINA.

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