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Belongs the median line & lower half of sides of
body from symphysis to perinis is pure shining
white - the bottoms of the funums of the lower
half sides of them + lateral end of these
are dark slate, but the folds are white - the
vertical portion of the third & heart to farris's
has the folds pure white + the declensions of
furrors pink or fleshcolor - from insertion
of fin diagonally backward & downward ex-
tend two long prolongations of dark color
The upper half of left side of throat, froms
chin to insert. of fin is dark slate almost
black - from fun on upper sides, almost
offsite
to merge the dark slate of the back shades off
into a very dark sepia. This last turns shades
off into the light gray of the peduncle -
From above, the light gray comes of the sides
comes down farther & farther toward the
vertical median line making this vertical
line of white narrower & narrower.
Right side has top of head (as described) + entire
right ramures light French gray - rest of
right side is lefts left -
Roof of mouth light violet - tongue lighter
slate blue - inside left ramures upper half
white - lower light gray - outside right ramure
dark slate.
Fleshes Below white; port, edge & anterior
is dark brown - close dark slate - the which
is 17 deep + its sides overlap each other