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No. I sex ♀ Date May 22 -09 Sechard, B.C.
23
Humpback
Whale No I Color
Back, tops of head & sides deep blue black,
the black of the sides On the throat streaks
& splashes of white which run well up
under the pectorals. A few small
white flecks & circles of white along
both rami of mandibles - Less white
on the breast than on the throat & still
less on the belly - The circles of white
down on throat to rather extensive flecks
& patches of white about genitalia, &
on the inner edge of the pectorals to
the flukes. The mucous membrane
in the roof of the mouth is pink col-
ored, except at the extreme posterior
end where it is black.
The right pectoral has the inferior sur-
face entirely pure shining white except
at point of insertion where a large black
patch encroaches. A mass of black
patches are in its center of the flipper
opposite the widest part, which is
about at the end of the first or third.
There are 12 or 15 rings & spots of black
in the inner side irregularly distribu-
ted; the rings look like this:
External Characters