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no 12 Humbback J June 1-08 Bechart B.C.
Color V of head sides, back all black--back
of the pectorals all also faded by the belly
have white edgings--Scattering white
circles on breast to pectorals mostly on
the sides--median line thick spots
from the middle of the chest to the pectorals
is an almost solid line of white--7 fairly
white circles about eye--pennis to flukes
is pepper salt--Rory of mouth sal-
mor purpur fleched in median line with
greenish-black--bare slate blue as istongue
& inside right ramus--left ramulus
whiter in central area--white patch on
underside of tip of rostrum--many
white circles on anterior of right ramus
& mandible. Below the stery of the plete
have a large white spot on the right
side--on the left side it is fleched
streaked with white.
Pectorals--Above, right, black at insertion
& in center nearly top--a large white
band extends from tip along anteri
edge to insertion--the whole fin
much circled & washed with white--
Under surface this fin has a long
black patch in center from body
for 1/3 distance--rest white, circled
with black on both margines.
Baren--Bristles have bars all streaky
the rest of antenm is all white--on post.