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orange; caudal with terminal parts of rays very pale slaty gray, membranea 

 hyaline; dorsal and anal color of body, similar to tip of caudal distally and on 

 vertical portion of fins; ventral black distally; pectoral slightly dusky, black 

 blotch on upper part of base. 

 1 example, Cataingan Bay, Dumurug Point, Masbate. April 19, 1908. Length, 

 52 mm. 



4 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 26, 1909. Length, 



37 to 51 mm. 

 42 examples, Danawan Island and Si Amil Island. September 27, 1909. Length, 



36 to 55 mm. 

 3 examples, Doworra Island. December 2, 1909. Length, 35 to 54 mm. 

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



December 22, 1908. Length, 45 mm. 



5 examples. Endeavor Strait. December 22, 1908. Length, 45 to 52 mm. 

 79. Endeavor Strait. December 23, 1908. 11 examples. Length, 38 to 52 mm. 

 3 examples, Gubat Bay, Luzon. June 23, 1909. Length, 13 to 29 mm. 



1 example, Mabul Island. September 29, 1909. Length, 48 mm. 



2 examples, Makesi Island, Palawan. April 5, 1909. Length, 47 mm. 

 1 example, Makyan Island. November 29, 1909. Length, 44 mm. 



3 examples, Mantacao Island, Bohol. April 8, 1908. Length, 28 to 38 mm. 

 1 example, Pendek Island. December 15, 1909. Length, 50 mm. 



1 example, Philippines. Length, 45 mm. 



I example, Port Maricaban. July 21, 1908. Length, 39 mm, 



3 examples. Port Matalvi, Luzon. November 23, 1908. Length, 38 to 48 

 mm. [713,715.] 



23 examples, Port Palapag. June 3, 1909. Length, 12 to 41 mm. 



22531 [816]. Port Uson, west side of Pinas Island. December 19, 1908. Length, 

 44 mm. Brilliant purpKsh blue, except peduncle and caudal which bright 

 cadmium orange; distal half of fin dusky; soft dorsal and anal distally rather 

 dusky; ventral black; pectoral dusky; small black blotch on upper base of 

 pectoral; another near upper angle of opercle. 



1294. Ragay Bay, Ragay Gulf. March 10, 1909. 12 examples. Length, 43 

 to 54 mm. 



II examples, Rapu Rapu Island. June 22, 1909. Length, 38 to 43 mm. 

 466. Romblon. March 26, 1908. Length, 50 mm. 



14049. Sacol Island. September 9, 1909. 2 examples. Length, 45 to 50 mm. 



6 examples, Tataan Bay, Tataan Island, Tawi Tawi Group. February 20, 1908. 

 Length, 50 to 55 mm. [151.] Brilhant Prussian blue, with sapphire shades 

 under pectoral extended. Dorsal body color; distal portion of soft part 

 dusky hyaline. Caudal peduncle and base of caudal orange, body portion 

 paler, becoming greenish meeting blue; distal half of caudal dusky hyaline. 

 Anal body-color, posterior distal portion slaty. Ventral slaty. Pectoral pale 

 gray, with black spot at base; axil dark. Iris body-color. 



981. Ulugan Bay. December 29, 1909. 1 example. 



3 examples, Buka Buka Island, Gulf of Tomini, Celebes. Length, 39 to 

 42 mm. 



2151. Great Tobea Island, Dutch East Indies. December 15, 1909. Length, 

 50 mm. Side Prussian blue, becoming indigo above, from throat along under 

 base of pectoral diagonally upward to top of peduncle hue below which all 

 cadmium orange; dorsal indigo except distal and posterior portions of soft 

 fin, which dusky hyaline; distal ^ of caudal dusky hj'aline, front and anterior 

 margin narrowly bordered brown; ventrals orange and narrow front dark; 

 pectoral dusky hj-aline; margins of scales on side of head very narrowly black. 



