[Journals], 1908-1912
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no. 24 Humfback of June 18 = 05 Seehard B.C Color Back, sides top of head black - in center of thrat + breast from a little back of snout to pectorals is a great white blotch - The blotch, extends up on sides to within 1/2 inches from being on a level with insertion of feet - in some places the white is solid with no black streaks, but it is mostly streaked with narrow black dashes above lengths long - at very center of throat + breast, a narrow broken band of black runs thru' the white nearly to pectorals - the bottoms of the feathers at this white patch are pink - also when they end on belly from one to two feet bottoms of feathers are pink - almost all the feathers have more or less white at their bottoms - just back of the very large white patch is another smaller one, separated from other by its black of its belly - There is little white about its genitalia - none from navel to genitalia except in bottom of median crease - white spot about navel - Many white circles on right rannus about tip + anchor. side of feathers black below - with margin white - Roof of mouth very light purple base lighter side - inside right ramus very dark slot + left very light -