[Journals], 1908-1912
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back of fin, the bottoms of the furrows are feints in spots. Pectoral fin below white with a very few gray ish markings on distal third. Above gray brown at insertion then slate & distally white - ant. 1/4 foot edges dark ish distal third is whitish. Flukes above color of peduncle marked with white lines - below slate like head with a few lighter lines in one or two patches. Dorsal fin Sides for whole length at base are white shading into darker at upper half - tip slate. Pectoral Right above lobe left - below white - on the proximal half in the median line in the middle there are two large masses or spots of fine gray lines. The lower third remains have the upper halves bleish - white & lower half slate. Baleen + rostrum month black - whiskers very thick tongue blue slate. 28 pairs on symphysis 7 on left side Tops of head - 18 mm to baleen ( ) The lobe of the flukes of this whale is a triangle. The ant. edge is straight & the posterior slants rapidly toward the tip to meet the anterior. Osteology 18 1/2 chevrons in series - 4th chevron highest