soon becomes darker on exposure to air. The whole whale has a very distinct blue cast - it looks as tho it had had a thin wash of blue oil on it - I noticed that two hours after the whale had been pulled out on the ship, it was decidedly darker than when first seen taken from its water. External Characters There are 24 white hairs on the top of the head 1 cent long - these hairs run in two vertical lines 8 cent apart from top of cephalophysis down - 13 hairs on top of head scattering - 3 are on side opposite the blowhole - others are on the side of top of head half way from blow- hole to snout - Eye The eye is situated 2.3 cent. above + little back corner of mouth - 7 cent above eye there is a deep furrow or crease 26 cent long & curved - between eyes this long crease can be seen shorter creases from 1/2 to 5 cent long. 1 cent below eye is a long crease 26 cent long corresponding to one above found - the ends of these long creases stand 1/1 cent apart anteriorly & yet posteriorly this crease run in a V shape from front of eye forward 14 cent. Ear 89.4 cent wide & elliptical in shape, its long axis points diagonally toward post. used. of fin -