68. FIELD COLUMBIAN MUSEUM ZOOLOGY, VOL. VII. 



on body. Anterior nostril in a short tube. Mouth small and lips 

 broad, overlapping the teeth. Maxilla scarcely reaching front of eye. 

 Two canines in each jaw, those of the mandible projecting nearly 

 straight forward and received between the maxillary pair. Eye % 

 length of head. Head % of total without caudal. Height a little 

 more than *4 total without caudal. The pectoral reaches to the 8th 

 scale of the lateral line, its length equal to head without snout. The 

 ventral reaches nearly as far back as the pectoral, but not nearly to 

 vent. 



A dark band from snout to eye and from eye to caudal base, a small 

 dark spot at base of last dorsal ray and one in upper axil of pectoral ; 

 a narrow silvery streak limiting the lateral band above and meeting 

 its fellow of the opposite side in a V shape on the top of the snout. 

 No streaks on the cheeks and no blotches on membrane of spinous 

 dorsal. The ground color of the back is pale lemon-yellow overlaid 

 with minute dusty points. The parts below the lateral band are also 

 pale lemon-yellow but the lower half of the head and the .abdominal 

 region show silvery. Fins all colored like the body, except the caudal, 

 which is somewhat tinged with orange and has a band of more intense 

 orange at its base. Iris dusky, overlying pink and silver. 



178. Iridio radiatus (Linnaeus). BLUE FISH. 



5124 No. 31. Near Hungry Bay. Hook. Aug. 29. 



5125 No. 38. Near Hungry Bay. Hook. 2 spec. Aug. 29. 



5126 No. 351. Nonsuch Id. Oct. 4. 



5127 No. 866. South shore. Oct. 25. 



179. Iridio cyanocephalus (Bloch). BLUE HEAD. 

 BARBOUR, Bull. M. C. Z., XLVI, No. 7, 1905, 125. 



180. Iridio garnoti (C. & V.). 



BARBOUR, Bull. M. C. Z., XLVI, No. 7, 1905, 126. 



181. Chlorichthys bifasciatus (Bloch). SLIPPERY DICK. 



4951 No. 494. Nonsuch Id. Eel-pot. 4 spec. Sept. 18. 



4952 No. 695. Nonsuch Id. Eel-pot. 4 spec. Sept. 25. 



182. Chlorichthys nitidus (Giinther). SCOTCH SLIPPERY DICK. 



4953 No. 55. Hungry Bay. 3 young. Aug. 30. 



4954 No. 153. Well Bay, Cooper's Id. Seine. Sept. 5. 



4955 No. 167. Nonsuch Id. Landing. Sept. 6. 



4956 No. 696. Nonsuch Id. Eel-pot. 



