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An history of animals. Containing descriptions of the birds, beasts, fishes and insects of the several parts of the world...

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Author:
Hill, John  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1752
Notes:
cetaceous fishes pp. 310-317. Physeter (2 spp) 310; Delphinus (3 spp) 310-31; Balaena (4 spp)312-314; Monodon (1 sp) 314, pl. xvi; Catodon (1 sp) 315; Trichecus 317. short but very good account. uses English species names but Linnean species.
Topic:
Morphology--External morphology  Search this
External morphology--External illustration  Search this
External illustration  Search this
Sperm Whale  Search this
Bowhead  Search this
Common dolphin  Search this
Saddleback porpoise  Search this
Whitebellied porpoise  Search this
Whitefront dolphin  Search this
West Indian manatee  Search this
Caribbean manatee  Search this
Taxonomy:
Cetacea--Odontocetes
Cetacea--Mysticetes
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Physeteridae--Physeter--catodon
Cetacea--Mysticetes--Balaenidae--Balaena--mysticetus
Cetacea--Odontocetes--Delphinidae--Delphinus--delphis
Sirenia--Trichechidae--Trichechus--manatus
Data Source:
Marine Mammals Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_7967