[Journals], 1908-1912
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10 1 a.m. T.N. N. N. No. 2 Sei Whale (?) (young adult) Apr. 6/10 Oaking, that world. This whale was drawn out upon the cut- ting ship so my measurements are all accurate & were taken with the greatest care. Color Body The edge of the head on the right side extends about 2 inches above the eye is dark slate - the remainder of the edge of the rostrum is gray. On the left side the dark slate covers the whole of the eye to about two inches above the eye it is lighter gray, for a short distance then the dark color begins again and extends along back to either sides. The edges of the snout for about 1 foot on either side are light gray. On the peduncle the dark color covers the upper 1/3 & comes down to the insert- ion of the flippers. The left ramus of the mandible is gray - a bluish-gray runs along the side of throat & breast, but the ramus is lighter than the latter parts. Rivulets of the folds below the left fin are blue gray slate. Throat & breast pinkish- white (deep flesh color) in furrows but folds are white - On the sides the dark of the back shades off rather abruptly into light Isabella-gray - as in the Finback, this light gray comes farther & farther down on the sides until 1/3 cent. behind arms it covers all but a narrow