. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . Porpoise. (Drawing by A. If. Walsh.) Genus small, from 25 to 30 each side of the jaw. Flippersrather small. THE PORPOISE 59 The Porpoise.—Upokohue.* Ceplialorhyncli us hectori. Dorsal fin flatly rounded at the apex; flippers slightly longer thanthe distance from the muzzle to the eye. Teeth, 31 or 32 in each sideof the jaw. Above, pale grey. Lower jaw, throat, and belly white,the white on the belly being divided by a transverse band of grey justbehind the flippers; nose and forehead wh
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . Porpoise. (Drawing by A. If. Walsh.) Genus small, from 25 to 30 each side of the jaw. Flippersrather small. THE PORPOISE 59 The Porpoise.—Upokohue.* Ceplialorhyncli us hectori. Dorsal fin flatly rounded at the apex; flippers slightly longer thanthe distance from the muzzle to the eye. Teeth, 31 or 32 in each sideof the jaw. Above, pale grey. Lower jaw, throat, and belly white,the white on the belly being divided by a transverse band of grey justbehind the flippers; nose and forehead white; a white band from belowthe dorsal, sloijiug obliquely upward and backward towards the of the head, a transverse band just behind the blowhole, andthe flippers, dark slate grey. Length, 4 to 5 feet. Teeth, five in an round the coast of New Zealand. The porpoise is gregarious and frequents the coasts, nevergoing far from land. It feeds on fish. Cowfish. Genus Delphinus. Teeth vevy numerous in both .jaws, small, close set. Rostrum,elongated, the palate Mdth deep lateral grooves. * Archdeacon Williams states that he knows the names Tupoupou and Waiaua; he hasUpokohue for black-fish. 60 THE ANIMALS OF NEW ZEALAND The Dolphin. Delphinus delphis. Beak at least half the length of the gape. Flippers shorter thau thegape. Teeth about 45 in each jaw. Above brown; below white, thewhite extending over the eye. Fins dark, the dorsal and pectorals oftenwith a large white blotch. Length about six feet. The North Island asfar as Cook Strait. The dolphin chiefly frequents the open sea, often far fromland. It is gregarious, and feeds largely on flying-fish. Genus Orca. Teeth, about 12 on each side of the jaw, very large and very large, nearly as broad as long. Dorsal fin near themiddle of the back, very high and pointed. The Killer Whale. Orca above, and white below; a white mark over the killer whale ha
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