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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

Lagenorhynchus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 267; _Gervais_,
    _Ostéogr. Cét._ tab. 36.

    Lagenorhynchina, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Head attenuated, beaked. Teeth conical. Beak of the skull as long as the
length of the brain-case, broad, flat above, edges slightly reflexed and
bent up in front of the notch. Nasal triangle elongate. Symphysis of the
lower jaw short.

8. ELECTRA.

    Electra, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 268; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 7.

The beak of the skull very flat above, with the edges in front of the
notches bent up. Teeth-line stopping considerably short of the notch.

* _Beak of the skull rather longer (about one-third) than the length of
the brain-case. Teeth moderate, four in an inch, those of the lower jaw
rather larger._

1. Electra obtusa.

                                                                      B.M.

    Lagenorhynchus Electra, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 268; _P. Z. S._
    1866, p. 216; _Zool. E. & T._ t. 13.

    Electra obtusa, _Gray_, _Synopsis of Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t.
    13 (skull).

Beak tapering, rounded in front.

Inhab. ⸺?

2. Electra Asia.

                                                                      B.M.

    Lagenorhynchus Asia, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 269. no. 3; _Zool. E. &
    T._ t. 14; _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ tab. 36. fig. 6.

    Electra Asia, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 14
    (skull).

Beak attenuated, acute in front.

Inhab. ⸺?

3. Electra fusiformis.

                                                                      B.M.

    Electra fusiformis, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Delphinus fusiformis, _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 5. f.
    1, t. 7 (skull).

Beak broad, and rounded in front.

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

4. Electra acuta.

    Electra acuta, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Lagenorhynchus acutus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 270. no. 4.

    Delphinus Eschrichti, _Poelman_, _Ac. Roy. Belgique_, 1864,
    vol. xvii. t. 1.

Inhab. North Sea.

According to Schlegel’s figure of the skull, it should be arranged in
this section.

5. Electra breviceps.

    Lagenorhynchus breviceps, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ tab. 36.
    fig. 3.

Inhab. ⸺?

** _Beak of the skull rather shorter than the length of the brain-cavity.
Teeth small, five or six in an inch._

6. Electra clancula.

                                                                      B.M.

    Electra clancula, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 35.

    Lagenorhynchus clanculus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 271. no. 5;
    _Hector_, _Trans. New-Zealand Instit._ 1870, p. 27.

Beak of the skull broad behind, once and three-fourths the width of the
notch in length. Teeth five in an inch.

Inhab. South Pacific Ocean.

In the Museum of Wellington, New Zealand, a complete skeleton.

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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

Lagenorhynchus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 267; _Gervais_,
    _Ostéogr. Cét._ tab. 36.

    Lagenorhynchina, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

Head attenuated, beaked. Teeth conical. Beak of the skull as long as the
length of the brain-case, broad, flat above, edges slightly reflexed and
bent up in front of the notch. Nasal triangle elongate. Symphysis of the
lower jaw short.

8. ELECTRA.

    Electra, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 268; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 7.

The beak of the skull very flat above, with the edges in front of the
notches bent up. Teeth-line stopping considerably short of the notch.

* _Beak of the skull rather longer (about one-third) than the length of
the brain-case. Teeth moderate, four in an inch, those of the lower jaw
rather larger._

1. Electra obtusa.

                                                                      B.M.

    Lagenorhynchus Electra, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 268; _P. Z. S._
    1866, p. 216; _Zool. E. & T._ t. 13.

    Electra obtusa, _Gray_, _Synopsis of Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t.
    13 (skull).

Beak tapering, rounded in front.

Inhab. ⸺?

2. Electra Asia.

                                                                      B.M.

    Lagenorhynchus Asia, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 269. no. 3; _Zool. E. &
    T._ t. 14; _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ tab. 36. fig. 6.

    Electra Asia, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 14
    (skull).

Beak attenuated, acute in front.

Inhab. ⸺?

3. Electra fusiformis.

                                                                      B.M.

    Electra fusiformis, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Delphinus fusiformis, _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. t. 5. f.
    1, t. 7 (skull).

Beak broad, and rounded in front.

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

4. Electra acuta.

    Electra acuta, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7.

    Lagenorhynchus acutus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 270. no. 4.

    Delphinus Eschrichti, _Poelman_, _Ac. Roy. Belgique_, 1864,
    vol. xvii. t. 1.

Inhab. North Sea.

According to Schlegel’s figure of the skull, it should be arranged in
this section.

5. Electra breviceps.

    Lagenorhynchus breviceps, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ tab. 36.
    fig. 3.

Inhab. ⸺?

** _Beak of the skull rather shorter than the length of the brain-cavity.
Teeth small, five or six in an inch._

6. Electra clancula.

                                                                      B.M.

    Electra clancula, _Gray_, _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 7, t. 35.

    Lagenorhynchus clanculus, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 271. no. 5;
    _Hector_, _Trans. New-Zealand Instit._ 1870, p. 27.

Beak of the skull broad behind, once and three-fourths the width of the
notch in length. Teeth five in an inch.

Inhab. South Pacific Ocean.

In the Museum of Wellington, New Zealand, a complete skeleton.

                                           ft.  in.

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