HABITAT.—Madras coast.
DESCRIPTION.—More slender than any of the foregoing species; longish snout, with 173 teeth, viz. 41—41/45—46. It is well to note the irregularity here, not only an odd number, but the lower jaw has the greater number, whereas it is generally the other way. Colour almost black, lighter beneath. Professor Owen's description is not so full as in other cases, but from the illustration it seems that the flukes of the caudal fin are longer, and the posterior edge of the dorsal straighter than in the others.
[NO. 267. DELPHINUS LONGIROSTRIS.]
The Long-snouted Dolphin.
HABITAT.—Indian Ocean; coast of Ceylon.
DESCRIPTION.—Similar to the last, but with a longer and more slender snout.
This is also given by Dr. Kellaart as a species found on the coast of Ceylon.
Sir Walter Elliot mentions another species of dolphin, of which he had lost the drawing, about thirty-two inches long, of a uniform black colour, small mouth, and no dorsal fin, called by the Tamil fishermen Molagan.
[GENUS PHOCÆNA—THE PORPOISES.]
No beak or rostrum; snout short and convex; numerous teeth in both jaws. Kellaart testifies to the existence of a true porpoise on the coasts of Ceylon—which he identifies with Phocæna communis—of a blackish colour above and whitish beneath.