BY WILLIAM MACLEAT, F.LS. 591 



tail green with pink stripe on top and bottom, but edged with 

 green, top and bottom fins pink edged with turquoise blue, orbit 

 hazel." Length 16 inches. 

 " Niiti " o£ the natives. 



230. PSEUDOSCAEUS ZONATUS, Tl. sp. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, not covering the prae- 

 opercular limb ; the jaws are whitish, without teeth at the angle, 

 the upper almost entirely covered by the lip ; thirteen pectoral 

 rays ; tail crescentic, the outer rays considerably produced. The 

 lower profile is much more convex than the upper. Coloration 

 according to Mr. Groldie — " Head dull green fading to light green 

 towards the tail, two yellow patches on each side, pinkish along 

 belly. There seems to be a well defined dark patch covering the 

 head and back from the mouth to near the extremity of the 

 pectoral fin in a line with the lower margin of the eye. 



" Dulai " of the natives. 



231. PSEUDOSCARL'S LABIOSUS, n. sp. 



Two series of scales on the cheek, the lower of six scales ; the 

 pr^eopercular limb entirely naked. Profile more convex below 

 than above. Jaws whitish, the upper with three, the lower with 

 two pointed teeth at each angle of the mouth ; the upper lip 

 rather broad, but not covering more than half of the jaw, the 

 lower lip reflected and lobed in the middle. Pectoral rays 

 thirteen ; the lateral rays of the caudal fin somewhat produced. 

 L. lat. 24. The colour in spirits is of a brownish-yellow, lighter 

 on the under surface ; the fins are yellow, the dorsal and anal 

 having evidently had a coloured submarginal band, there are traces 

 of two broad coloured bands across the chin. 



"Bonoheri" of the natives. 



232. PSEUDOSCARUS MORESBYENSIS, U. sp. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the middle series with fire 

 scales, the lower with two, these last just reaching the prae- 



