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Delphine
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Fish. XXXIX. Vol. IV. No. 97., DOLPHINS., Fig. 1. The bellied Dolphin. (Delphinus ventricosus.), The name of this Dolphin is derived from its thick belly. It is commonly from 12 to 15 feet long, and, like other Dolpbins, found almost in all European Sens. Its colour is blakish above and whitish beneath. It fwims very fwiftly, and preys on varions kinds of filh., Fig. 2. The Beluga or white Dolphin. (Delphinus Leucas.), This inhabitant of the Northern feas is, when full grown, of an elegant milk white colour. In its si rit youth its colour is of a light grey caft. It measures from 15 to 18 feet in length. It is a gregarious species, and osten preys in large f ho als lipon herrings and other small fish, forming a beautifu] spectacle from the particular colour. They also sometimes folluw the fisherboats as far as the mouths of river». The head is in proportion rather small than large and somewhat acuminated. The mouth is furnished with a few small teeth., Fig. 3. The toothless Dolphin. (Delphinus edentulus.), The toothless Dolphin exceeds the two former species in length. The pointed beaklike mouth gives the animal an uncommon aspect. Its fmooth fkin is blackish, marked by lèverai white spots. It inhabits different seas; its manners are those of other Dolphins.
