[Journals], 1908-1912
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96 Pictures left alone, black strongly circled with white near posterior edge - also on the very ant. edge are white circles. Right - alone is quite like left - before is a black patch at insertion which does not touch either edge - rest of fin white with only a few black stubbles & only one large circle near anterior margin - a creature much at tip - Baleen Bases of all tuskers steel gray - The tusks of the are 2/3 white to tips - The front 1/3 has tips way dark gray - other baleen tuskers are whitest yet - External Characters 20 white hairs on top of mandible. symphysis - chin prominent - no hairs on underside of left ramus - only 5 bundles of left ramus, mostly near tip - from tip peduncle is well creculated - bump between arms or fishes high - deeps transverse crease midway between joints of arms - deep longitudinal crease from joints to navel - 4 or 5- of subhairs on top of the head & an white hairs - dorsal fin falcate + narrow - On either side from the eye to the middle of the back about 18 circles behind the bladder there is a shadow depression - also on the back just one