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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

Phocæna, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 301; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

Dorsal fin distinct, in the middle of the back, with a series of small
spines on the upper part of its front edge. Teeth all compressed,
truncate.

Vertebræ 64 to 66:—C. 7. D. 13. L. and C. 44 to 46.


1. Phocæna communis.

    Phocæna communis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 302; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

    Var.? Phocæna tuberculifera, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 304.

Inhab. North Sea.

    1. Phocæna brachycium, _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. Sc. Phil._ 1865,
    p. 6; 1869, p. 28.

Inhab. Harbour of Salem.

    2. Phocæna vomerina, _Gill_, _Proc. Acad. N. S. Philad._ 1865;
    _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. S. Philad._ 1869, p. 13.

Inhab. North Pacific. The Bay Porpoise.


15. ACANTHODELPHIS.

    Acanthodelphis, _Gray_, _l. c._ 304; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 8.

Dorsal fin distinct, rather behind the middle of the back. Back, in front
of the dorsal fin, with a single, and the upper part of the front edge
of the dorsal fin with three series of oblong keeled tubercles. Teeth
compressed, front one rather conical.


1. Acanthodelphis spinipinnis.

    Acanthodelphis spinipinnis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 304; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 8.

    Phocæna spinipinnis, _Burmeister_, _Anales Mus. Buenos Ayres_,
    vol. i. t. 23 (animal), 24 (skull).

Inhab. Coast of Brazil.


16. NEOMERIS.

    Neomeris, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 306; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p.
    8.

Dorsal fin none. Head rounded. Teeth compressed, slightly notched in
the middle of the crown. Pectoral fin ovate-falcate. The blade bone
triangular, with a large coracoid and acromion process. The forearm-bones
close together, linear. Metacarpal bones five, large. The hand rather
large; the second and third fingers elongate, nearly equal, as long as
the arm-bones, the fourth finger shorter, the first shorter, and the
fifth very short.

Vertebræ 63:—C. 7. D. 13. L. and C. 43.


1. Neomeris phocænoides.

    Neomeris phocænoides, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 306; _Synops, Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

    “Delphinapterus molagan,” _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. p.
    24, a name given to a manuscript note of Mr. Elliot’s!

Inhab. Indian Ocean; Bengal; Cape of Good Hope; Japan.

Schlegel (Fauna Japonica, Mammalia, tab. v.) gives a detailed figure of
the skull, the dorsal vertebræ, the chest-bone, and the fore limb of this
animal.


B. _Pectoral fin low down on the side of the body. The second and third
fingers very long, of nine or twelve phalanges_ (cf. p. 63).


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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

Phocæna, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 301; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

Dorsal fin distinct, in the middle of the back, with a series of small
spines on the upper part of its front edge. Teeth all compressed,
truncate.

Vertebræ 64 to 66:—C. 7. D. 13. L. and C. 44 to 46.


1. Phocæna communis.

    Phocæna communis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 302; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

    Var.? Phocæna tuberculifera, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 304.

Inhab. North Sea.

    1. Phocæna brachycium, _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. Sc. Phil._ 1865,
    p. 6; 1869, p. 28.

Inhab. Harbour of Salem.

    2. Phocæna vomerina, _Gill_, _Proc. Acad. N. S. Philad._ 1865;
    _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. S. Philad._ 1869, p. 13.

Inhab. North Pacific. The Bay Porpoise.


15. ACANTHODELPHIS.

    Acanthodelphis, _Gray_, _l. c._ 304; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._
    p. 8.

Dorsal fin distinct, rather behind the middle of the back. Back, in front
of the dorsal fin, with a single, and the upper part of the front edge
of the dorsal fin with three series of oblong keeled tubercles. Teeth
compressed, front one rather conical.


1. Acanthodelphis spinipinnis.

    Acanthodelphis spinipinnis, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 304; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 8.

    Phocæna spinipinnis, _Burmeister_, _Anales Mus. Buenos Ayres_,
    vol. i. t. 23 (animal), 24 (skull).

Inhab. Coast of Brazil.


16. NEOMERIS.

    Neomeris, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 306; _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p.
    8.

Dorsal fin none. Head rounded. Teeth compressed, slightly notched in
the middle of the crown. Pectoral fin ovate-falcate. The blade bone
triangular, with a large coracoid and acromion process. The forearm-bones
close together, linear. Metacarpal bones five, large. The hand rather
large; the second and third fingers elongate, nearly equal, as long as
the arm-bones, the fourth finger shorter, the first shorter, and the
fifth very short.

Vertebræ 63:—C. 7. D. 13. L. and C. 43.


1. Neomeris phocænoides.

    Neomeris phocænoides, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 306; _Synops, Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

    “Delphinapterus molagan,” _Owen_, _Trans. Zool. Soc._ vi. p.
    24, a name given to a manuscript note of Mr. Elliot’s!

Inhab. Indian Ocean; Bengal; Cape of Good Hope; Japan.

Schlegel (Fauna Japonica, Mammalia, tab. v.) gives a detailed figure of
the skull, the dorsal vertebræ, the chest-bone, and the fore limb of this
animal.


B. _Pectoral fin low down on the side of the body. The second and third
fingers very long, of nine or twelve phalanges_ (cf. p. 63).


Family 11. GRAMPIDÆ.

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

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