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Pale vertical streaks or lines obscure. A slaty line below the eye to 

 the end of the opercle, and another below this. A brown streak across 

 the base of the pectoral. 



Two j^oimg examples from Card Sound. 

 5. Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch). 



1797. Sparus chrysourus Bloch, Ichthyologie, III, Pt. 8, p. 25; les eaux du 



Bresil. 

 Sparus Chrysurus Bloch, I. c, Plate 262. 



Color in alcohol with upper surface deep ohvaceous-gray, and the 

 sides and lower surface rosy. A bright greenish-yellow band from 

 the tip of the snout, at first narrow, and then widening posteriorly 

 until it includes the entire caudal fin. Above this, back, and on the 

 upper surface of the head, are a number of dark greenish-yellow spots. 

 Each scale on the cheek, and lower surface of the head, with a deep rosy 

 spot. Above the lateral line oblique dusky lines with a rosy tinge 

 running up to the base of the dorsal. Between the arch of the lateral 

 line, and the golden lateral band, are about four narrow, deep rosy lines 

 running parallel. Just below the yellow band are also two parallel deep 

 rosy lines leaving a paler rosy space between, then the rest of the lower 

 surface is marked with seven or eight longitudinal bright greenish-yellow 

 narrow bands alternating with similar ones of deep rosy. The lower 

 edge of the abdomen, and under surface of the head, is whitish. The 

 scales on the chest and lower part of the abdomen are more or less 

 whitish basally, producing an imbricated appearance. The top of the 

 head is marked with bright olivaceous spots. Dorsals and anal ohva- 

 ceous-yellow, the soft dorsal becoming very bright posteriorly. 

 Pectorals and ventrals yellowish- white. Iris red. Lips dusky. Inside 

 of the mouth and gill-opening whitish. 



One example 7 inches long, from lower Biscayne Bay. Comparison 

 with Brazilian examples is desirable. 



6. Haemulon sciurus (Shaw). 



1803. Sparus Sciurus Shaw, Gen. ZooL, IV, p. 439, PI. 64; American seas. 



Color in alcohol ohvaceous-dusky above, paler on the sides, and be- 

 coming yellow below. Everywhere more or less brassy. Side wdth 

 about ten longitudinal slaty-blue stripes, each one edged narrowly 

 with deep slaty. Spinous dorsal dilute grayish-green. Soft dorsal 

 dusky. Caudal dusky, the outer portion dilute greenish-yellow. 

 Anal bright yellowish-green with the base dusky. Pectoral grayish. 

 Ventral bright yellowish-green. Each ramus inside the mouth JDright 

 brick-red. Inside of the gill-opening reddish above. Peritoneum black. 



One example 9^ inches long, from lower Biscayne Bay. 



