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“1. Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale, Lacep. ; 2. Delphinus capensis, Duss. ; 5. Delphinus globiceps, Guv.”
From ‘The animal kingdom, arranged according to its organization’ Henderson, 1834-1837) Cuvier, Georges,
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![[top] Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale [bottom] Balaena Mysticetus - The bowhead whale
From: ‘Greenland, the adjacent seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean illustrated in a voyage to Davis’s strait, during the summer of 1817’ By Bernard O’Reilly, esq Published 181](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lzg8fjFbdV1qgzqeto1_r1_500.jpg)
[top] Delphinus orca now called Orcinus orca - The killer whale [bottom] Balaena Mysticetus - The bowhead whale
From: ‘Greenland, the adjacent seas, and the North-west Passage to the Pacific Ocean illustrated in a voyage to Davis’s strait, during the summer of 1817’ By Bernard O’Reilly, esq Published 181
Posted on February 16, 2012 with 95 notes
Source: openlibrary.org
