[Journals], 1908-1912
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I did not have an opportunity to examine the right side of this whole carefully, but from hurried observations I believe that the right ramsus was mostly light gray and that a sectional dark gray cloth similar to the one on the left side, was present under the fin. There was also a distinctly lighter area near the left eye, but how far it extended I could not tell as the blubber was removed before I had a chance to describe it. (See No 4) Flukes The central part of both lobes of the flukes (below) is light gray about take the sides of the peduncle. The distal half of each lobe as well as a wide polarior & anterior edges is dark gray. Above the flukes are dark gray like the back. Pectorals The upper surface of the fin is blue- slate which lightens somewhat along the anterior edge from the middle of the fin forward. Below, the anterior half of fin for the whole length is light blue gray which shades off very gradually into darker gray of the posterior half. The color of the lower surface seems to be produced by extremely fine lines which