[Journals], 1908-1912
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86 The right fin above is black thickly spotted with white circles from body to tips. for 1/3 its length, while towards just beyond edge not so much - along the posterior edge, blackish + blocked at tip also. Black patches almost center of fin near anterior margin and, edge blacky white. The underside of the right fin is like the left - 7 bundles ant. Edge Right fin 6 , ,, Left " Baleen. Bristles dark gray at bases the extreme tip of the posterior 1/2 like white. The remainder all the anterior bristles are white - I believe the tension of this, which are as white as I have seen yet. The number of baleen plates was 370 or While the first 65 + in error are all more or less whitish, or slightly grayish Besides these 65 - 18 other plates were checked these studies view all rather lighter + all with the anterior perhapsly diagonally the inner (bristle bearing) side at the bases. External Characters The blunt and lower edge of jaw inside between flukes or jaws is very light, gives the feeling of like a peculiar sturdy appearance - The tip margin of the jawbone, from dorsal fin to flukes is not very heavily