. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. KILLEK, OR GRAMPUS. 445 OETACEA. mLPHINIDJE. (ODONTOCETI.). Genus Orca (J. E. Gray, 1850). Generic Character.—Head rounded, no distinct beak; flippers oval, broad ; dorsal fin high. Teeth large, conical, slightly curved, and permanent. , KILLER, OR GRAMPUS. Orca gladiator (LacepMe). Specific Character.—Black above, white below, the colours being sharply defined; a white spot above each eye. Teeth -J}:jj or }|:}|; vertebrae 50; ribs 11 or 12 pairs. Delphmm orca, Linn^tts, Syst. Nat. I. 108 (1766). „ gladiator, LAo:^pfeDE, Hist.
. A history of British quadrupeds, including the Cetacea. Mammals. KILLEK, OR GRAMPUS. 445 OETACEA. mLPHINIDJE. (ODONTOCETI.). Genus Orca (J. E. Gray, 1850). Generic Character.—Head rounded, no distinct beak; flippers oval, broad ; dorsal fin high. Teeth large, conical, slightly curved, and permanent. , KILLER, OR GRAMPUS. Orca gladiator (LacepMe). Specific Character.—Black above, white below, the colours being sharply defined; a white spot above each eye. Teeth -J}:jj or }|:}|; vertebrae 50; ribs 11 or 12 pairs. Delphmm orca, Linn^tts, Syst. Nat. I. 108 (1766). „ gladiator, LAo:^pfeDE, Hist. Nat. des C6t. 302 (1804). Orca gladiator, J. B. Ghat, Cat. Get. Brit. Mus. 93 (1850). The application of the classical name Orca to this genus is hardly supported by the few and meagre facts recorded by ancient writers of the animal known to them by that name. The description given by Pliny {Hist. Nat. I. IX., c. vi.) of the capture of an Orca at the port of Ostia in the presence of the Emperor Claudius, in which one of the boats filled and sank in consequence of the commotion produced by the blowing of the animal, would seem to imply that the story referred to a Cachelot, rather than to a Grampus, as both the Cuviers have. 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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