Their pediform, jointed, respiratory abdominal appendages, their head and falcate mandibles, seem copied from the first tribe.
Though dorsal fin shapes are highly variable, dorsal fins of the Atlantic bottlenosed dolphin are usually more falcate and less pointed on the tip than on these animals.
Dorsal fin broad-based, falcate to flaglike, in front half of back.
Dorsal fin falcate and distinct, in last one-third of back.
Note the tall falcate dorsal fin, pointed on the tip and varying slightly in shape between the two individuals, and the spots on the body.
May Be Confused With The sei whale's smaller size and decidedly taller, more falcate dorsal fin located well more than one-third forward from the tail should prevent confusion with the blue whale.
The dorsal fin varies from small and triangular to nearly falcate and pointed on the tip.
Minke whales have a tall, falcate dorsal fin located in the latter third of the back, in about the same position as that of the sei whale, which often becomes visible simultaneously with the low, usually inconspicuous blow.
The dorsal fin varies from nearly triangular to distinctly falcate and is pointed on the tip.
The Falcate Orange-tip= Synchloe genutia The Falcate Orange-tip is about the only member of this tribe generally distributed east of the Rocky Mountains.
The adult butterfly is remarkable for the falcate shape of the outer margin of each front wing and the broad tail at the hind outer angle of each hind wing.
They doubtless have habits similar to those of the Falcate Orange-tip, and the extreme delicacy of color must render them practically invisible when resting upon the small white flowers of most crucifers.
From Holland)] This Falcate Orange-tip is one of the daintiest and most exquisite of northern butterflies.
The Olympian Orange-tip= Synchloe olympia In various parts of the Southern states there is at least one other Orange-tip butterfly which is found occasionally in connection with the Falcate Orange-tip.
Synopsis of the Orange-tips Falcate Orange-tip (Synchloe genutia, Anthocaris genutia or Euchloe genutia).
There is a falcate dorsal fin; but the head in outline is not Rorqual-like in spite of its similar proportions.
They have a falcate dorsal fin rather near the end of the body; the muzzle is prolonged, hence the name often given to them of "Beaked Whales.
Now the arched costa and falcate form of wing is generally supposed to give increased powers of flight, or, as seems to me more probable, greater facility in making sudden turnings, and thus baffling a pursuer.
Papilios of Celebes, having the Closely allied Papilios of the wings falcate or with abruptly surrounding islands, with less curved costa.
This species is readily recognized by the decidedly falcate tip of the fore wings.
Structurally they are characterized by the somewhatfalcate shape of the primaries and the strongly produced outer margin of the secondaries about the termination of the third median nervule.
Its long, slightly falcate leaves, being of a silvery green colour, give a peculiar character to the forest, where the tree abounds.
I saw but one flower of it, but its falcate seed-vessels, often more than a foot long, were very numerous.
It has long broad falcate phyllodia, whilst another species of the same size has an irregular scaly bark, with small phyllodia, but of a greyer colour than those of the common Bricklow.
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