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July 16 Finback ♀ 5½
July 15 Finback ♀ 70
July 15 Finback ♀ 62
July 17 Finback 5-5 ♀
July 18 Black whale ♂ 63
July 19 Sei 5-1 ♂
July 20 Sei ♀ 5-0
July 20 Finback 64 ♀
July 21 Finback 69 ♀
July 22 Sei whale ♀ 5-2
July 23 Finback ♀ 63 H.
July 23 Spermaceti ♀ 47
July 23 Spermaceti 37 ♀
No 73 ♂ Sei whale Aug 22/10
Total length = 39'
Intermediate between class I & III
Difereated Also one which I found on the beach from a Sei whale
Sei whale first ribs.
The first ribs of the Sei whale which I saw Tilborus, was bifurcated; also one which I am bringing from another whal
Two sperms July 28/10 with me Capt. M. Jacobsen killed two Sperma whales (small)
harpoon with me harpoon. The harpoon went there the first of was fast nears the second which was close beside it. [This story was vouched for by two gunners but I am certain it is impossible for sperms are too hard to get fast too]
Bottleouse July 20/10 Capt. Olsen saw many Bottlenose Whale today
73 ♂ 9/10geni No. 72 Sei whale ♀ Aug 20/10 Between class I & III
A very dark whale - vertical line from genitalia to femur gray like sides of pelmacle. The gray being from fin to end of fumour is but slightly enpliept Central breast form offsite and fin insertion to offsite tip of fin has back has folds pink & fumours deep pink. From tip of fin tail talkts to novel abdomen is gray tinged with pinkish - the whale oblique light line from fin dorso & body is absent - res blivish try to catch - Right lower growth dark gray shading into lighter gray in narrows. 12 fold under higher fin gray - Entire thorax broad & but... first 7 fings has fold gray tinged with pink & furthor lowr Dee dark gray left lower tip dark gray shding into a little lighter gray or narrows - no much difference between right & left lip & ram, novel at end of peasons
Total length = 43'-2"=13'15½"
Fluberts part. first pectoral = 29-7'
'' tip to tip = 10'-6"320 This whale
'' a dorso = 12'-10"39½ & had bifurcated
/depth dorso = 12"=31 first rib.
ground to eye = 8'-10"269½
'' below ribs = 6'-10"209
Fin tip thead humerous = 5'-9"175½
'' '' ant. inst. = 5"15-2"
'' past '' = 3'-10"=11½
'' breadth = 1'-3"=38⅛