. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 468 OETACEA. {ODONTOCETI. DELPHINIDiE. Genus Phoccena (Cuvier, ). triiirrii' Charar/cr.—Head rounded, witli no lieak ; a dorsal-tiu. Tcelli compressed, spatidate, truncated. Eostrum of skull broad, depressed. PORPOISE. Phoccena communis (F. Cuv. Spcc'ifir C'AarffC^er. —Black, lighter beneath, almost white on the helly. Teeth | to ?|-,||. Anterior edge of dorsal-iin with a row of small tubercles. of adult 4 to 5 feet. Ddphinus phoca-na, , Syst. Nat., I., 10,8 (1766). Phoccena com
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. 468 OETACEA. {ODONTOCETI. DELPHINIDiE. Genus Phoccena (Cuvier, ). triiirrii' Charar/cr.—Head rounded, witli no lieak ; a dorsal-tiu. Tcelli compressed, spatidate, truncated. Eostrum of skull broad, depressed. PORPOISE. Phoccena communis (F. Cuv. Spcc'ifir C'AarffC^er. —Black, lighter beneath, almost white on the helly. Teeth | to ?|-,||. Anterior edge of dorsal-iin with a row of small tubercles. of adult 4 to 5 feet. Ddphinus phoca-na, , Syst. Nat., I., 10,8 (1766). Phoccena comnmnis, F. Cuvier, Hist. Nat. des Cet., 172 (1838). tiihcrcullfem, .T. E. Gray, P. Z. S., 1865, p. 320. iV/'.sv/ of G-reenlanders, Tanihi}-c of Swedes. Local names, Nisack {.Shetland), Pelloch (Scotland), Snifler (Cormmld), Herring-Hog, Hog-fish. The Porpoise is the most common of the cetaceans of our seas, and is gregarious, making its appearance in herds of various numbers, playing and tumbling in the water with an agility which rivals that of the Dolphin. Every one who has resided by the sea-side is familiar with the rude unwieldy gambols in which tliese creatures indulge, now pursuing each other in sport, now diving with great force and vivacity after their prey. On the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bell, Thomas, 1792-1880; Tomes, Robert F; Alston, Edward Richard, 1845-1881. London, J. Van Voorst
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