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Right Whale / Barbhead
On Feb. 10 a Right whale was killed at
Nagashima Japan.
The Right whale has a very [illegible] their
[illegible] - deeper right from the
bottom V to what this way T as Nelson's
others have shown - it is about 1/3 thick.
Barbhead has but very little spout - Nelson
One Barbhead which Nelson hunted stopped
delivered a very long time & made only one
spout; then it left coming up quicker
& quicker, & haunting very often,
On trip between Nelson thinks
it went about 8 undersea hours.
A good many Barbheads in O. Pacific
Sea- Nelson saw 20 in one day 7900.