. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . hernparts of New Zealand. Common in Cook Strait. Genus griseus. No teeth in upper jaw, but three to seven on each side of mandiblenear to the symphysis. No beak. Pectoral fin long, pointed, falcate;dorsal fin high and falcate. Length from 10 to 13 feet. Grey, varying onthe fins and tail to black, and to white on the belly. Mainly Mediterraneanand North Atlantic in range. There is only one species in the genus.(Beddard.) As stated in the Introduction, Pelorus Jack is officially
. The animals of New Zealand; an account of the dominion's air-breathing vertebrates . hernparts of New Zealand. Common in Cook Strait. Genus griseus. No teeth in upper jaw, but three to seven on each side of mandiblenear to the symphysis. No beak. Pectoral fin long, pointed, falcate;dorsal fin high and falcate. Length from 10 to 13 feet. Grey, varying onthe fins and tail to black, and to white on the belly. Mainly Mediterraneanand North Atlantic in range. There is only one species in the genus.(Beddard.) As stated in the Introduction, Pelorus Jack is officially-gazetted as a Grampus dolphin. It is the only member of itsgenus recorded in New Zealand waters. Professor Beddardstates that the Grampus, like many other cetaceans, has no veryfixed limits to its range, and it mav go from the Mediterranean RISSOS DOLPHIN 63 and North Atlantic to southern latitudes during the winter. Headds that it is not by any means a common cetacean, and thatonly a dozen records of its capture on the English and Frenchcoasts are extant. It feeds on iPhoto. by A. Pitt.) ■Pelorus Jack. AVES. Sub-class with a keel. Feathers with booklets, the webs firm. Key to the key is intended to help beginners in naming a bird by directing them to the order,or sub-order, to which it belongs. To use it, begin at No. 1 on the left, and then follow tothe number on the descriptive line, answering to the specimen under 1. Toes without a membrane. 2Toes united by a membrane. 12Toes margined on each side. Pygopodes. 2. Wings minute, hidden. .\ exposed. 3 3. Toes three before and one or none behind. 4Toes two before and two behind. 16 4. Bill hooked, claws very sharp. not hooked, claws moderate or blunt. 5 5. Inner toe partly joined to the middle. toe free. 6 6. Lower ijortion of tibife feathered. 7Lower portion of tibite naked. 10 7. Bill soft and swollen at the base. Colu
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