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above, extending into dorsal to tenth spine; similar area under posterior 

 part of soft dorsal from fourth ray to end of fin ; between these blotches and 

 lower part of body, including caudal peduncle, gray with slight drab shade 

 above ; breast and throat dusky ; dorsal with narrow blue margin on black 

 line, fading out on soft part ; caudal dusky, somewhat blackish at tip ; anal 

 rather drab with purplish line from base of second spine following parallel 

 to margin to near tip of about ninth ray ; outward from this greenish ; anus 

 blue and black ; ventrals pale, with somewhat greenish front ; pectorali 

 dusky, axil violet-black ; few blue spots on chin and interopercle. 

 4 examples, Casogoran, Malhon Island. July 27, 1909. Length, 72 to 76 mm. 

 [1724.] Brown, with yellowish shades. Black spot at suprascapula and one 

 at base of dorsal posteriorly, margined narrowly blue in front and below, as 

 half ocellus. Fins like body, become darker terminally. Small black speck 

 at pectoral origin. 



1 example, Cataingan Bay, Masbate. April 17, 1908. Length, 58 mm. 

 10612. Cataingan Bay. April 18, 1908. Length, 53 to 69 mm. 13 examples. 



[554.] Bright yellow, olivaceous above, with dark punctulations on lower 

 head and breast ; blue blotch at upper angle of opercle ; vertical fins body 

 color, becoming more distinctly orange posteriorly ; paired fins same but paler ; 

 anal olivaceous anteriorlj", with oblique iieliotrope bar from base of spines to 

 tip of fin ; some scales on sides show purplish shades at bases. 

 3 examples, Cataingan Bay. April 19, 1908. Length, 44 to 62 mm. 



2 examples, Cataingan Bay. November 14, 1909. Length, 36 to 52 mm. 

 26 examples, Catbalogan, Samar. April 14, 1908. Length, 88 to 102 mm. 



10 examples, Catbalogan. April 15, 1908. Length, 75 to 93 mm. [5915 to 



5916, 5918, 5921, 5927.] 

 9 examples, Cebu, reef opposite. April 7, 1908. Length, 13 to 25 mm. 



3 examples, Cuyo, Cuyo Island. April 9, 1909. Length, 59 to 70 mm. 



10840. 6 examples, Dalaganem Island. April 8, 1909. Length, 55 to 90 mm. 



[7421 and 7422.] 

 20 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. 



Length, 50 to 72 mm. 

 13227. 3 examples, Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 32 to 58 mm. 

 8 example.s, Endeavor Strait, beach at village near Chase Head, Palawan. 



December 22, 1908. Length, 48 to 80 mm. 



1 example, Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. Length, 62 mm. 



2 examples. Endeavor Strait. December 28, 1908. Length, 64 to 68 mm. 



1 example, Galera Bay, Mindoro. June 8, 1909. Length, 59 mm. 



13290. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. 6 examples. Length, 50 to 77 



mm. 

 6 examples, Gre;it Tobea Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 47 to 85 mm. 

 14438. Gubat Bay, Luzon. June 23, 1909. 2 examples. Length, 28 to 64 mm. 



3 examples, Guinij^an Island. June 4, 1909. 



2 examples, Guntao Island. December 20, 1908. Length, 44 to 54 mm. 

 1 example, Inamucan Bay, Mindanao. August 8, 1909. Length, 66 mm. 

 1 example, I.sabel, Basilian. September 11, 1909. Length, 68 mm. 



4 examples, Jolo. March 6-7, 1908. Length, 62 to 68 mm. [407.] Yellowish, 

 becomes olive-green in formaline. Caudal cadmium. Hind tips of anal and 

 dorsal alike, shade into body-colors. Black line at tips of ventral rays, olive- 

 green and lavender-pink bar below. Pectoral yellowish, black spot in upper 

 axil. 



1 example, Labuan Blanda Island. December 14, 1909. Length, 68 mm. 

 14(588. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 59 mm. 



