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Baleen - whiskers are solid white except in
posterior part of rim where they are grayish.
Eye pupil = 2 centi diameter
iris = 4 " "
Hairs 23 white hairs and 9 ptychopis
1- 175.5 11- 4 26- 76 41- 160
2- 8.30 12- 49.5 27- 89 42- 39
3- 35.5 13- 6/5 28- 43 43- 32
4- 44.0 15- 820 29- 40 fin tips, sheath = /06
5- 32.5 16- 406 30- 4 " white post of baleen: ?
6- 580 17- 1200 31- 30 93 plates in " "
7- 1360 18- 234 33- 30 depth notch = /9
8- 86 19- 206 34- 51 second tabery of
9- 24 20- 81.5 35- 325 baleen: /6
10- 10 21- 26 fin (tip to post, mierching): /61
No. 52 Finback of Aug. 19-'05 Tyee, Alaska.
Color Right side posterior + sunder sides to
flukes are light gray - mid-dorsal region
to flukes is neutral tint- a narrow
line of neutral runs from mid-dorsal
region opposite base of fin forward +
downward to eye - upper surface of right
fin light gray like head - from fin to
underburn the light gray of the upper
sides comes down to a line with the
first shades off into the white of the
lower parts. From vulva to flukes
the light gray comes down further
toward toward the mid ventral line.
Right ranns white distal half shading
into light blush gray proximally - from
corner of mouth to fin 18/less dist + 20 fins.