196 a new parasite long was brought in at Aibawa & on whales the body was the host of a parasite which I had never seen on whales before, nor have I known of its record. For some time past I have recorded the presence of white & gray "scars" on ~~the sides~~ ~~entire body~~, but especially the sides of the peduncle, of Blue, Finback & Sei whales. These scars usually are in the form of oblong spots composed of fine heavy lines radiating outward from a common center. Like this - I have observed them most frequently on Finbacks, & Sei whales; and they were present on nearly all of the Finbacks ~~t~~ which I observed in Alaska & Vancouver I.d., although not such a great extent as in the Japan whales. I was sure ~~caused by~~ this was a parasite of some sort but only had never seen the animal before. On this whale a great many were present and there were many scats in different stages - some containing the parasite & some almost healed. The ~~largest~~ parasite apparently fastenes to the skin & travels a short distance forward going deeper ~~leaving a white mark in its track~~ until it meets the blubber as it proceeds; This is the whole central