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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

* _Black, with a white streak beneath._


1. Globiocephalus svineval.

                                                                      B.M.

    Globiocephalus svineval, _Gray_, _l. c._ 314; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

Inhab. North Sea, coast of England. The Pilot Whale.

    1. Globiocephalus melas, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t. 51.

    Delphinus globiceps, _Risso_, _Europe Mérid._ vol. iii. f. 1.

Inhab. Mediterranean.

    2. Globiocephalus affinis, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 317.

Inhab. North Sea.

    3. Globiocephalus intermedius, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 318.

    Globiocephalus, n. sp., _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. Sc. Phil._
    1865, p. 7.

Inhab. Delaware Bay. Teeth six above.

    4. Globiocephalus Edwardsii, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 320.

Inhab. South Sea. Cape of Good Hope.

    5. Globiocephalus guadaloupensis.

    Globiocephalus intermedius, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t.
    (skull).

    Globiocephalus intermedius (part.), _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p.
    319.

Inhab. Guadaloupe. Mus. Paris.


2. Globiocephalus Grayi.

    Globiocephalus Grayi, _Burmeister_, _Ann. & Mag. N. H._ 1868,
    i. p. 52, t. 2. f. 2, 3; _Anales Mus. Buenos Ayres_; _Gray_,
    _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 9.

Inhab. Buenos Ayres.


** _Black, or only slightly paler beneath._


3. Globiocephalus macrorhynchus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Globiocephalus macrorhynchus, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 320; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 9; _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t. 52. f. 4;
    _Hector_, _Trans. New-Zealand Instit._ 1870, p. 38.

Inhab. South Sea. New Zealand (_Gervais_).

“Two skulls in the Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand, one in
longitudinal section; one lower jaw; six cervical, four lumbar, thirteen
caudal vertebræ; two scapulæ; two hyoids. Both skulls are of the same
dimensions:—

                                         inches.

    “Length                                26
    Length of nose                         15
    Length of tooth-series                  8
    Length of lower jaw                    15
      (This is of a different individual.)
    Width at notch                         11
    Width at orbit                         17
    Width of intermaxillary at blow-hole    7·5
    Width at middle of nose                 9·5
    Height of occiput                      14
    Scapula, transverse diameter           15
    Scapula, longitudinal diameter         12

“Hyoid arch 11 inches wide by 7 inches high.

“Sternum 10 × 7 inches—with three sternal ribs, each 7 inches long.

“The first rib is 10 inches from head to tip, but is bent with an arch of
5 inches.

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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

* _Black, with a white streak beneath._


1. Globiocephalus svineval.

                                                                      B.M.

    Globiocephalus svineval, _Gray_, _l. c._ 314; _Synops. Whales &
    Dolph._ p. 8.

Inhab. North Sea, coast of England. The Pilot Whale.

    1. Globiocephalus melas, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t. 51.

    Delphinus globiceps, _Risso_, _Europe Mérid._ vol. iii. f. 1.

Inhab. Mediterranean.

    2. Globiocephalus affinis, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 317.

Inhab. North Sea.

    3. Globiocephalus intermedius, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 318.

    Globiocephalus, n. sp., _Cope_, _Proc. Acad. N. Sc. Phil._
    1865, p. 7.

Inhab. Delaware Bay. Teeth six above.

    4. Globiocephalus Edwardsii, _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p. 320.

Inhab. South Sea. Cape of Good Hope.

    5. Globiocephalus guadaloupensis.

    Globiocephalus intermedius, _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t.
    (skull).

    Globiocephalus intermedius (part.), _Gray_, _Cat. S. & W._ p.
    319.

Inhab. Guadaloupe. Mus. Paris.


2. Globiocephalus Grayi.

    Globiocephalus Grayi, _Burmeister_, _Ann. & Mag. N. H._ 1868,
    i. p. 52, t. 2. f. 2, 3; _Anales Mus. Buenos Ayres_; _Gray_,
    _Synops. Whales & Dolph._ p. 9.

Inhab. Buenos Ayres.


** _Black, or only slightly paler beneath._


3. Globiocephalus macrorhynchus.

                                                                      B.M.

    Globiocephalus macrorhynchus, _Gray_, _l. c._ p. 320; _Synops.
    Whales & Dolph._ p. 9; _Gervais_, _Ostéog. Cét._ t. 52. f. 4;
    _Hector_, _Trans. New-Zealand Instit._ 1870, p. 38.

Inhab. South Sea. New Zealand (_Gervais_).

“Two skulls in the Colonial Museum, Wellington, New Zealand, one in
longitudinal section; one lower jaw; six cervical, four lumbar, thirteen
caudal vertebræ; two scapulæ; two hyoids. Both skulls are of the same
dimensions:—

                                         inches.

    “Length                                26
    Length of nose                         15
    Length of tooth-series                  8
    Length of lower jaw                    15
      (This is of a different individual.)
    Width at notch                         11
    Width at orbit                         17
    Width of intermaxillary at blow-hole    7·5
    Width at middle of nose                 9·5
    Height of occiput                      14
    Scapula, transverse diameter           15
    Scapula, longitudinal diameter         12

“Hyoid arch 11 inches wide by 7 inches high.

“Sternum 10 × 7 inches—with three sternal ribs, each 7 inches long.

“The first rib is 10 inches from head to tip, but is bent with an arch of
5 inches.

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

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