23 skeleton taken 8 p.m. no.4 Seiwhale female Apr.13/0 @shima This whale was pulled out upon the slip & my measurements were carefully taken so they can be relied upon fully. color Left side top of head is dark slate except for a band (along edge of septum) in front space about three feet long and one foot wide; this band is a little lighter in color than rest. Right side top of head is dark slate like left side except for a broad area of lighter slate which runs from eye nearly up to blowhole & then diagonally forward downward toward end of snout; therefore the greater part of this side is of the lighter color. Back of the superior one third of sides are dark slate as top head - rest down two thirds of sides light gray - at navel the gray of the sides comes down & runs across belly in a band about 3 ft. wide - the navel is situated in the center of this band, The dark slate of the back & upper sides comes down to the insertion of the flukes - from the tip of the navel jaw to throat breast are white; The furrows of which are pinkish. 17 folds on the breast are white? - The pinkish color does not extend up to fins underneath; under the right fin 11 folds are dark gray - about the same number under the left fin although I did not