[Journals], 1908-1912
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no.44 July 20 '08 Kyegurt B.C. Gulfburbetter Color Head to eye light slate - eye to ear small fins spots of light - ear to fleches back + copper side almost solid light bluegray - only a few darker markings - Throat light slate like head - from fin insertion back are many dove colored markings on folds with now + then a white one (are or two of these dove colored and something) The markings on folds seem to take 2 distinct areas - one from root of fin downward + backward along reaching the median line- the 2nd from opposite the tip of the fin downward + backward along edges of the folds to navel - spots do not quite meet between navel & penis - There are many of this "heart like" markings on all the pectinele to found to off. navel this whole seems as there are the Finbody. Lower sides of peduncle are like upper only having a very few darker markings near ventral line - white patch on navel - + creas Pectoral Right below is white - many fine gray markings on the distal half - almost all dark slate with a few of its gray body markings. Tip, seems, to have been injured - it is very then narrow + sharply recurved. Left fin is like right. Fleches above light slate like head finely marked + lined with broken light gray - post edge dark slate - Below fleches are white