10 P.M. 39 No.8 Blue Whale J Apr 15/10 Oshima Total length of this where ever taken straight? Color Top of head left side is mostly rather Body light gray (but not as light as body markings) From opposite the genitalia the sides of the peduncle back to its flukes is mostly small light gray mark- ings - also here there are many scattered white dashes or markings - On ventral surface just above the genitalia for about one foot on either side the darker gray predominates and backward to midway between the flukes across darker gray predom- inates - from there out to flukes the central line is light gray like sides of peduncle. Between its nearly circles are ventral line the darker gray is found. From the dorsal fin to flukes the light gray markings runs over mid dorsal line. The lighter gray markings of the upper side run close down to base of fin above and down out six of the folds between corner of mouth and anterior insertion of fin, The lighter gray markings follow the ends of the furrows but do not come so close to ends as in No.7 Blue Whale.