the greater portion of the baleen plates are streaked to [illegible] white, white to varying degrees - some have nearly half the plate white, & streaked, & others but slightly or not at all. These streaks run longitudinally, when do The white streaks seem to always be on the inside (inside bearing) half of the plate & can not be seen from the outside This whale contained a small foetus about 2 inches long Since the whales are all blown up as soon as killed the circumference must be very approximate - however I have allowed amply for this swelling in taking this measurement. The flukes had been cut off before whale was towed on but the middle part remaining showed the undersurface white & some black. The baleen extends on a thin line entirely around point of growth thus connecting the two sides.