[Journals], 1908-1912
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38 Skeleton Taken No 28, Humpback, Male, Feb, 13/12 Alrusan Head, back [crossed out] belly, sides of body almost & entire peduncle black. Breast has only a very few small white edgings to the folds. A few white excrecs or namis of lips in certain half. {This whale was much like No 27} Some whitish bones seem Finns Black above - Below white, except for a narrow insignia of black & a small basal patch of black. Flukes Above & Below black - just a light wash of white on the right fluke above. Balens Bristles all dark gray as front half. And half has the basal tips dark gray & a whitish central band. Muscles mem. of mouth (or?) very light flesh. No 1 - 1475 2 - 387 3 - 285 4 - 565 5 - 495 6 - 362 anms & lewis: 125 11 - [crossed out] 26 12 - 490 No 16 - 122 20 - 200 21 - 45.5 24 - 120 31 - 340 32 - 70