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zontal stripes of deep bluish -green, runniug from angle of opercle 

 through eye and meeting around snout, the interspace anteriorly yel- 

 lowish, posteriorly brownish ; head light-greenish below ; two green 

 stripes, with a yellowish interspace on lower jaw; a broad, bright 

 A ellow band heloic level of green stripes of head, running from base of 

 pectorals backward nearly to middle of body. 



Dorsal fin greenish-blue on lower half; above this a broad orange 

 band, the fin margined with sky-blue; caudal indigo-bluish, with 

 some vague yellow shades ; the outer rays bright orange, edged with 

 indigo-bluish; anal greenish, blue at base, then a rather narrow 

 stripe of orange, the outer half of the fin bluish; ventrals greenish 

 and yellowish ; pectoral light yellow, no dark blotch at its base. 



In spirits the orange fades to yellowish and the blue to bright green. 

 The yellow lateral band is in spirits dashed with red. 



This beautiful species is not uncommon at Havana, where several 

 specimens were obtained. 



The name imttacus has been used by recent writers for this species. 

 The original type of Coryphccna psittacus^ sent by Dr. Garden from 

 Charleston, is still preserved by the Linnaean Society of London. It 

 has been examined by Dr. Bean, who has found it to be a Xyriclithys. 



There seems to be also no doubt that the orginal Vieja (pi. 28, f. 1), 

 of Parra, on which the Scarus vetula of Bloch & Schneider is based, 

 is identical with the Scarus superhus of Poey, rather than with the pres- 

 ent species, to which it has been referred by Cuvier & Valenciennes. 

 The name vetula must therefore supersede siiperhus, as already noticed 

 l)y Mr. Goode. (Bull., U. S. Nat. Mus., v, 32.) as described by Dr. 

 Giinther, Scarus vetula {superhus) differs from the present species in the 

 number of scales on the cheek, in dentition, and in coloration, although 

 JTJ the latter respect the two have much in common. As neither vetula 

 uov psittacus are available as specific names for the present si^ecies, we 

 propose for it the new name of Scarus viryinalis. 



5. Scarus punctulatus. 



Seams lyanctulatus Cuv. & Val , xiv, 1839, 195 (Martinique). 

 Pseudoscarus punctulatus Guichenot, Scarid^s Mus. Paris, 1865, 26 (Martiu- 

 ique). 



Fteudoscarus twniopierus Giinther, iv, 226 (Trinidad; excellent description; 



not of Desmarest ?). 

 Pseudoscarus diadema Poey, Synopsis, 347 ; Poey, Euumeratio, 116 (not Scai'us 



diadema C. & V., nor of Cope). 

 ? ? Scarus tamiopterus Desmarest, Diet. Classique, xv, 244, pi. 12, 1831 



(Cuba); ? ? Cuv. & Val., xiv, 195 (same type). 

 ? ? Pseudoscarus tivniopterus Guichenot, Scarides Mus. Paris, 1865, 26 (same 



specimen). 



Head, 3^ (3|) ; depth, 3^ (3f ) ; length of specimen described (Havana), 

 C inches. 



Body oblong-ellij)tical. 



Jaws whitish ; a canine directed outward above angle of mouth on 



