. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 3. DELPniNUS. 249 Tesoniblance to that of Delph'tnus Delphls. The intermaxillaries, united as far as the middle of the rostrum, are vaulted, so that the section of their united middle portion forms a complete semicircle, arising abruptly from the maxillaries, and being there only as broad as the exposed portion of each maxillary: probably a distinctive specific character. Teeth 50. 50* 11. Delphinus pemiger. Delpliinus pemiger, Elliot, Journ. Asicdic Soc. xvii. 250, xxviii. 491; Blyth, Soc. Cttlcutta, 11; Cat. Mus. Asiat. Soc.
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 3. DELPniNUS. 249 Tesoniblance to that of Delph'tnus Delphls. The intermaxillaries, united as far as the middle of the rostrum, are vaulted, so that the section of their united middle portion forms a complete semicircle, arising abruptly from the maxillaries, and being there only as broad as the exposed portion of each maxillary: probably a distinctive specific character. Teeth 50. 50* 11. Delphinus pemiger. Delpliinus pemiger, Elliot, Journ. Asicdic Soc. xvii. 250, xxviii. 491; Blyth, Soc. Cttlcutta, 11; Cat. Mus. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, 91. Tectli largo. Inhab. Bay of Bengal. A stuffed specimen of this small Cetal is in the Museum of the Asiatic Society, Calcutta. Presented by the Hon. "Walter Elliot of the Madras Civil Service, 1848. " This species is distinct from any of those described by Dr. Gray, and having the teeth proportionally ;—BhjtTi. C. Skull flattened behind, Triamjle to the teeth- line. Palate flat, not grooved on the side. Clymene. 12. Delphinus OL^Y^syOy^ C(. 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 British Museum. Department of Zoology. [Mammals]; Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875. London
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