. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 348 ziPHriP-T;. C. Teeth in the side of the Imrer j'air, cninpressofL Benh of ahull siihri/Iiii- (Irical, slender. Intermetxilhiries linear, slender, rather swollen on the sides of the blotoers. Zipliiiua. 5. BERARDIUS. Dorsal fin large, with a larger boss in front of it. The skull like a Dolphin's, with frontal portion elevated. Teeth 2 . 2, strong, tri- angnlar, compressed, vertically implanted at the extremity of the lower jaw ; the two teeth of the same form as in Zlpliius, hut rather smaller ; behind them a dental groove extends on the up
. Catalogue of seals and whales in the ... Museum. 348 ziPHriP-T;. C. Teeth in the side of the Imrer j'air, cninpressofL Benh of ahull siihri/Iiii- (Irical, slender. Intermetxilhiries linear, slender, rather swollen on the sides of the blotoers. Zipliiiua. 5. BERARDIUS. Dorsal fin large, with a larger boss in front of it. The skull like a Dolphin's, with frontal portion elevated. Teeth 2 . 2, strong, tri- angnlar, compressed, vertically implanted at the extremity of the lower jaw ; the two teeth of the same form as in Zlpliius, hut rather smaller ; behind them a dental groove extends on the upper surface of each mandibular l)ranch. The raaxillaries have the commencement of the prominences â \\'hich are found so large in the genus Hyperoodon. Berardiiis, Duvernoy, Ann. iSci. N(d. 1851, 51. t.; Arch. Nature/. 1852, 62. I ^^-1' " Fig. Skull of Berardius Armtxii, from Duvemoy. Berardius Arnuxii. Black, greyish near the genital organs. Berardius Arnuxii, Duvernoy, Ann. >Sei. Nat. 1851,51. t. (skull); Arch. Natury. 1852, G2. Inhab. New Zealand, Port of Akaroa, 184G. Length 32 feet. Skull in Mus. Paris, length 4 feet. 6. ZIPHIUS. Head contracted behind; nose produced, not separate from the forehead; eyes moderate; blowers on crown, lunate; teeth in the middle of the lower jaw of male, two, large, compressed; of female two or three, small, subeyhndrical; throat with two diverging fur- rows ; body elongate; pectoral fins small, low down, oval, tapering; dorsal falcate, behind the middle of the body. Skidl with nose elon- gated, produced, keeled on each side ; skuU-cavity small; forehead. 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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