[Journals], 1908-1912
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No 32. Sulphurbottom June 30-'08--Kugyut, B.C. Coln Top of head clear, thnt & lips as far back as eye dark slate blue--from eye to insert of pen & above on back & upper sides to a point opposite the peris, almost solid light blue gray, marked in only a few scattered places with, elliptical spots having irregular margins--on lower half of sides to peris the ground color is blue-gray (not as dark as head nearly) heavily with irregular patches of the light color of the upper sides--the patches or markings are about bridges long diameter. These begin at the posterior crescent of the pectoral, turn downwards along the edges of the furrows to the peris where they meet in the median line from peris to travel to peris which is clear gray. From peris back its peduncle is almost entirely light gray blue which is marked with black in only a few patches on the lateral median line--from dorsal fin to flukes the top edge of the peduncle & about a foot docern on either side is darker bluish gray & unmarked-- just in front of the peris there is a patch of dove colored markings-- below from symphyses to eye, thnt is dark slate-blue like top of head & has no markings whatever--from eye to pectoral on the sides of the breast & the