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is the ending of its ereculations &
was well developed, There was about
8" or 10" between the bends.
Finnus
This whale had four distinct furrows
antero-throat arranged as below
On each side of the rafterum
First in front of its blowholes there is
a prominent swelling in the about
3" feet long & 1/2 foot wide. This
makes a shallow depression which runs
along the sides of the head being lost
near its top swant.
hump
arms
The dip with the ventral outlines of
of this body and the arms is very promi-
nent. Anterior to the arms the belly swells
out suddenly; posterior to its antlers
of its peduncle is almost straight
just out & to [illegible], swelling out slightly
[illegible] halfway between arm & fluke.
The lower surface of peduncle joining flukes
is more gradually than does the
after.
(See other page for measurements.)