[Journals], 1908-1912
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Edge. Above ant. edge whitish for whole length - rest of upper surface gray. Both fins are the same. On under side left fin two fresh scars, cres shaped, dep centrally where parasites had been lodged. Baleen I counted all baleen plates on left side from very back plate 2 inches high to front plate 2 inches high - there were 332 in all on this side. On the right side (anterior) 28 plates were white - the edge of the smooth under- neath is whitish for the length of the white portion of baleen. Anterior two thirds of baleen plates have bristles light grayish at tips - (very front ones are not so, but are white) posterior 1/3 have bristles all grayish, darker at tips. Eye Pupil nearly round - iris very widely elliptical - Iris is brown - iris is 12 mil. wide - then a white ring 4 mil. wide - then brown ring 10 mil. wide which runs off into gray of eyeball. Eyeball is very widely elliptical - almost round. Length of pupil - --- 20 mil. Dia " " - --- 17 " length " iris - --- 43" Dia " " - --- 30 " Cir. of eyeball (trimmed) - --- 375"