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is light for almost whole distance
but the light is very narrow toward
proximal end.
Under surface
of both fins is very light gray
superior surface
finely lined with graphitic
almost white.
Baleen
Brushes of 1st one fifth of baleen row all
white - 2nd - fifth has tips grayish-
in 3rd fifth tips grayish for about 8
or 10 inches - in 4th fifth grayish
for half their length from tips down-
ward - last fifth all grayish.
For 3/5 cent. from tip of baleen row on
either side plates all white.
Eye
Length of pupil = 15 mil.
Dia. " " = 11 "
Length of iris = 38 "
Dia. " " = 23 "
circ. of eyeball (trimmed) = 3/0 mil.
Pupil elliptical - then comes 2/2 of
dark brown (much darker than
in Finback) which is 1/2 mil wide - then
just a suggestion of a bluish-white ring
or edging to the next wide ring which
is almost black turns off into
the gray of the eyeball; there's blackish
ring is 1/9 mil. wide - eyeball is elliptical