178 Go Hoped. 3 P.M. No61 Sei Whale ♀ July 30/10 Aikawa A strongly bluish whale, a white band runs from antriest fin down to back abruptly ending at mid ventral line about 1 ½ inches in front of furrows. This band is parallel with the ends of the furrows. Between this white band and the ends of fins no fold are dark gray, thus making a band of dark gray about 1 ¾ inches wide which is darker than the surrounding body parts and is the band else referred to in other descriptions. The white band is prominent in this specimen - in other whales I have seen it was only suggested From navel to genitalia ventral line is white - from genitalia to flukes ventral line is like sides of peduncle. Many small patches of white about genitalia, great number of white scars on peduncle sides. Thirteen folds under fins on right side are gray. About two feet anterior to flukes the gray markings cease leaving this plain blue gray. The dark blue gray of the dorsal ridge occupies just one quarter of the upper fourth of the peduncle and shades gradually into light blue gray. The grayish markings on dorsal quarter are scattered a very dark. Anterior & the