[Journals], 1908-1912
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Rebburni maru 153 (Skeleton taken) 3.30 Q. M. No. 2 Sperm ♦ July 23/10 Aikawa Whole drawn out & slip measured carefully. Color General color slate, much light gray about genitalia and in the sides directly above a far as mid lateral line. Flecks & lashes of light gray along ventral line almost to flukes. Small scattered patches & flecks of light gray over throat breast clear to corner of mouth. The extremity of the head (the lower two thirds) is white; the upper third is very light grayish which shades gradually into the white of the lower two thirds. On the sides of the head from the extremity to the corner of the mouth & thence it's very light gray "cross-crossed" in every direction with white lines and narrow bands. The whole mandible from a point anterior to the branching of the rami is white marked rather faintly with small oblong grayish marks pointing fore and aft From a point a little behind the corners of the mouth & the branching of the mandibular rami