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5660. Busin Harbor, Burias Island. April 23, 1908. (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; 

 lower, — 0.) 



19038. Cagayan, Sulu Island. January 8, 1909. Length, 200 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 1 — 2; lower, — [1073].) Teeth green; upper lip lavender; green stripe 

 behind, running backward under eye; front of head lilac; green arch connect- 

 ing two eyes, passing through upper part of eye somewhat posteriorly; blue 

 stripes on belly; dorsal front and margin broadly blue, body purplish orange, 

 base greenish; ventrals similar, but more pronounced blue. 



8374. Calangaman Island. March 11, 1909. Length, 217 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 3 — 3; lower, — 0.) 



7770 and 7774. Candaraman Island. January 4, 1909. Length, 192 to 245 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0.) (7770.) Teeth grayish; Hps scarlet; 

 green stripe from corner of lower lip under corner of mouth connecting with 

 stripe across nose, continued backward under eye to opercle; another green 

 bar above eye extending less than diameter of eye backward, connecting with 

 its fellow in curve across interorbital; short dash of green behind middle of 

 eye; cheek reddish; body reddish through upper portion, greenish shades 

 predominating below and on caudal peduncle. Front and margin of dorsal 

 greenish; shades of green at bases of spines and rays; body of fin orange, with 

 obscure row of green blotches through center. Caudal green. Anal with 

 terminal two-thirds bluish green, orange at base extending into last ray. Ven- 

 trals pale. Pectorals yellowish green, probably with an orange brown (?) 

 stripe through upper portion. (7774.) Teeth sHghtly dusky; cheek and opercle 

 yellowish green, with bright green limiting border. 



8022. Capulaan Bay, Pagbilao Island. February 24, 1909. Length, 237 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) Teeth green or indigo; Ups orange, band 

 from nose backward under eye of bright green; another band through upper 

 eye of green, obscurely meeting its fellow in front over nostrils; third short 

 stripe behind eye; chin greenish, with orange spot below corner of mouth; 

 lower head yellowish, color continued on breast and belly; general colors green, 

 darker above, with more or less yellowish posteriorly and broad purpUsh 

 margins to all scales. Dorsal with broad green or blue front and margin, green 

 at base, body orange, with partial central green bar originating in fourth 

 membranes and somewhat broken anteriorly. Caudal bluish green with an 

 obscure orange stripe on each lobe. Anal green on outside thiree-fifths or 

 two-thirds, base very narrowly blue, including last half ray, with an orange 

 bar outside. Ventrals with pale blue front, otherwise yellowish. Pectorals 

 green, orange stripe in upper half. 



7725 and 7726. Caxisigan Island, near Balabac. January 2, 1909. Length, 218 

 to 245 mm. (7725, canines, upper, 1 — 1; lower, — 0; 7726, canines, upper, 

 2 — 2; lower, — 0.) General color green, becoming dusky on back and yellow on 

 side under dorsal axil; pale lilac shades below; Hps pink; bright green band 

 behind upper Up, joining one crossing chin and rounding backward under 

 eye to point of opercle; above across nose slaty purple, continued into eye and 

 behind and beneath eye with short dash behind middle of eye; chin bluish, 

 with blue median throat lines; lower head with pinkish shades, most marked 

 just behind green of chin; belly with obscure stripes of hlac pink. Dorsal 

 green, front and anterior margin bluish; broad bar of geranium, through center. 

 Caudal bluish, with pinkish spots at base; about six of these around central 

 one; dashes of same color on base of rays. Anal similar to dorsal but central 

 bar placed at base in front and ending on last membranes. Ventrals pale 

 bluish green. Pectorals bright green, with narrow pink bar half through 

 upper part. Teeth bluish. 



