The Fresh Water Dolphins.

Genus Platanista

P. gangetica: The Susu or Gangetic Dolphin; about 8 feet; snout and beak drawn into long forceps-like beak, 7 or 8 inches long; confined to River Ganges and River Indus. It is almost blind.

Genus Inia

I. geoffrensis: Amazonian Dolphin or Boutu. Upper Amazon; 7 feet; long beak.

Genus Pontoporia

P. blainvillei: La Plata Dolphin. Estuary of Rio de la Plata; about 5 feet.

Genus Lipotes

L. vexillifer: Chinese River Dolphin. Ting Ling Lake, 600 miles up the Yang-tse River; 7 feet 6 inches; slightly upcurved jaws.

The Porpoise