No 26 Sei whale 7 June 12/10 Aikawa A light whale - Sides of peduncle a beautiful light blue gray marked as I last described in No.24 The band running across belly is not strongly marked in this whale. Between penis toward the mid-ventral line is white. Upper half of lips blue-gray - Lower half light gray flecked with dark gray. Flukes below turned as are those of a blue whale Dorsal dark gray Bristles of baleen all white, very fine & thick- they have not the usual gray tips. The bristles of both's No 24 are thicker than in any whale I have ever seen. Pink edging of gums below for 40 cent. on each side. Tips of baleen rows are positions are 165 cent apart at their widest, 13 jrs. 7 girls. Total length = 1380 Snout & Eye = 26J) " " blow-hole = 200 " " post. nostr. fur = 470 Eye to Ear = 74 " above " = 6 " opening = 7 Ear " = 3