90 posteriorly until the last 1/2 of the row is all gray. (Therefore my theory that the younger whales have whiter blisters is exploded) "Blisters" On the peduncle and side of this whale were many "blisters". The epidermis was raised like a "water blister" when pulling the epidermis off these places I found a narrow valley below extending thru the dermis to the bladder beneath. The edges of the dermis about this 1/2 valley were "rotten" & could be easily scraped. There were several of these spots in process of healing which showed the light every lines, also I found no parasites on this whale & am sure they must have been caused by them. Whether or not they were the same parasites which I found on the young Finback I can not say. There was also a kind of small round blisters to the dermis beneath was similar to that in the large scars. Ribs There were 14 pairs of ribs - the last pair did not seem to be "floating" as the tubercle had apparently been attached. I studied both sides when the ribs were cut apart.