380 THE PEOCEEDINaS OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY 



Trigla Kumu. 

 Trigla Kumu ; Lesson and Garnofc Voyage Coquille Poiss., pi. 19. 



Of a lilac grey, without spots ; lower parts of a silvery-white ; 

 fins pink ; pectorals entirely of a blackish green, with a large 

 black blotch spotted with white ; each of these spots is sur- 

 rounded by a circle of a fine bright blue. 



Only one specimen seen on the 27th of October, 1877. It is 

 said to be common on the New Zealand Coast. 



SiLLAGO MACULATA. 



Sillago maculata; Quoy. and Gaim., Exped. Freycinet Zool., 



pi. 63, p. 2. 



Back of a greenish olive, with very feeble dark transverse 

 spots or bands ; a narrow longitudinal white streak on each side ; 

 belly silvery ; head of a greenish golden colour ; the first dorsal 

 with small obscure specks, and the second with regular longi- 

 tudinal lines of spots similar to the others ; a black spot at the 

 base of the pectorals ; fins of a greenish yellow ; the end of the 

 caudal obscure ; ventrals yellow. 



Very common in the Sydney market, and known as the 

 Whiting. Only found accidentally and very rarely in the Mel- 

 bourne Sea, 



Sillago Bassensis. 



Sillago Bassensis ; Grunther's Catal., vol. Ill,, p. 412. 



Terras- Begins, Cast.; Proceed. Linn. Soc. K.S.W., vol. 

 IL p. 232. 



Called at Sydney Trumpeter Whiting. Of a beautiful light 

 silvery blue on the back ; silvery white on the belly, with a rather 

 broad white stripe on each side of the body ; head white, with a 

 silvery tinge ; opercles very finely dotted with black ; the two 

 dorsals of a light yellow, with very small black spots ; the caudal 

 olive yellow, with its extremity obscure ; pectorals transparent . 

 ventrals of an orange yellow ; a black spot at the base of the 

 pectorals. When taken, is said to produce a singular noise. 



Very common also at Brisbane, where it is the common whiting. 



Seems, according to Cuvier, to have also been found at 

 Western Port by D'Urville's Expedition. 



