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Dorsal Fin is high & strongly falcate - it is
[illegible] gray or slate lets back.
Picture fins Above fins are dark slate like
back - and edge white and fin below all white.
The just edge of fin is very thin & loose ; it curves
around. (See photos of fins)
Balance Left Side - outer edges of balance plates
with a pale lead coat.
The lead color extends in a lengthwise
al band from base to tip of plate & along outer
edge f is about one inch wide, rest
of plate is yellowish white &
cast [illegible] white.
Reflect Side The anterior portion of the balance
now has the plates all white - the rest of
this side is like the left. The length of our
anterior white portion is 81 - The busters
throughout are pure white - balance begins 45-
from tip of snout.
External Characters Blubber on sides & thick.
Periss bridge has two creases extending back -
cross from the posteroi end, but not
reaching the anus - anus is an elly
tried opening 24 long.
The naval has a space the width of four
folds & long in front which is smooth.
The furrows of the belly end abruptly just
opposite the middle of the naval -
The two concave [illegible] depressions on either
side of the tip, of the rostrum just in front
of the begining of Tubalium were present - like
this ))
The center of the eye is 11 behind corner of mouth-
a median crease extends ant.-post. between the