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Chocolate in spirits ; a triangular whitish blotch immediately behind 

 head, its greatest width 2 in snout ; a larger whitish blotcli, almost hour- 

 glass shaped, on body, chiefly on sixth and seventh body rings, extending 

 entirely around ; eight narrow whitish bands across back, the first at the 

 middle of dorsal base, none of these reaching below median line. Color 

 notes on H. hudsonius in Bull. 47, U. S. N. M., 777, may relate to H. hrun- 

 neus, but not to H. Jmdsonius DeKay. 



Monacanthus tuckeri. 



Type specimens, collector's numbers 100, 121, 376, Museum catalogue 

 numbers 5183, 5184, 5186, taken at the Flatts, AVell Bay, and Long Bay 

 (Somerset). 



D. 35 ; A. 34 to 36. In shape resembling young Alutera. Head 3 in 

 total without caudal ; depth at anal origin equal to head ; least depth of 

 caudal peduncle 2^ in snout; eye 2\ in snout, 3 in head. First dorsal spine 

 nearly \ total without caudal, with two rows of strong barbs ; second dor- 

 sal spine as long as the eye. 



Color in spirits, dark brown ; an irregular white pseudo-band on under 

 surface of head extending on body to over middle of anal base ; in the 

 largest example this marking resembles hieroglyphics; four narrow, dark 

 bands on first dorsal spine and four on caudal fin. 



Dedicated to the venerable George Tucker, M. A., archdeacon of Ber- 

 muda, for his devotion to biological science in the colony. 



