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no. 503 Finback Aug. 14-'08 Tyee, Alaska.
Color: Dorside (top) of head + back as far as end
of fin (laid back) is neutral--rest of back +
dorsal side light gray slate--this color
grades into light gray [illegible] an sides--the
gray of the sides offanity comes down
to within 1/9 of navel--rest of belly white.
Syrtrium neutral + from symphyses
to fin insertion, the upper half of throat
is neutral--the lower half of throat has
ferrrows dark to mid-ventral line +
folds white--between the fins there are
20 dark furrows--the remainder to the mid-
ventral line are flesh. The white "arms" as
well marked run as follows, breaking the
gray of the sides; the anterior arm runs from
root of fin downward + backward to
a point about 1/4 fin feet in front of navel--
The posterior arm runs from tip of fin laid
back to 2 feet in front of navel--The sides
of the peduncle are thickly marked with light
lined + "burst-like markings"-- The white of
the central portion of which runs to the
very tip of symphyses--
Right side of rostrum to including fin is
light--there now dark line running from
back to eye was present-- Right canines
anteriorly white shading into very light gray
posteriorly-- Right side has upper half of
folds very light gray--lower half folds white.