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7176. Jolo. March 7, 1908. Length, 325 mm. (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 

 1 — 2.) Brilliant emerald green, each scale with reddish base posteriorly. 

 Lips greenish or blue, specked with red; chin to snout green, crossed by gera- 

 nium red lines above, those below with purplish shade from blues of chin; 

 posterior cheek and lower opercle with orange shades. Dorsal claret green, 

 orange blue from base outward. Front and tips of anal rays blue, basal three- 

 fourths bluish lilac. Caudal olive, dashed with green and orange. Pectoral 

 grass green, narrow purple stripe in upper half. Ventral with front pale blue. 



5729. La Generale Island, Capunuypugan. May 9, 1908. Length, 275 mm. 

 (Canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, 1 — 0.) 



5730, 5731. La Grande Island, Capunuypugan. May 9, 1908. Length, 295 to 

 319 mm. (5730, canines, upper, 2 — 2; lower, — 0; 5731, canines, upper, 1 — 2; 

 lower, 1 — 1.) 



8759. Lahuy Island. June 11, 1909. Length, 288 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 2—2; lower, 1—1.) 



S003. Langao Point, Luzon. June 24, 1909. Length, 253 mm. 



4660. Limbones Cove. January 14, 1908. Length, 295 mm. 



8307. Lode Bay, Destacado Island. March 13, 1909. Length, 250 mm. Gen- 

 eral color greenish; smoky brown on head; snout and chin scarlet, with irregular 

 greenish lines and spots; markings extend below and behind eye; lips green; 

 teeth white; isthmus green; opercle probably rosaceous. Dorsal with blue 

 margin, center of fin with green line through spinous portion, breaking up 

 into large green spots on membranes of rayed portion, base reddish. Upper 

 and lower margins of caudal blue, with irregular bluish dots near posterior 

 margin. Anal with broad blue margin, base green, remainder of fin dusky 

 lavender; base of each basal scale red. Pectoral with first ray green, region 

 including second and third rays red, remainder of fin yellowish green, hyaline 

 at margin. First ventral spine green, extending to outer part of first two rays. 



8438. Mactan Island, "Cebu. March 25, 1909. Length, 221 mm. (Canines, 

 upper, 2 — -0; lower, 0—0.) 



5402. Mactan Reef. April 6, 1908. Length, 240 mm. (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; 

 lower, 1 — 0.) Body bluish green, bases of scales reddish geranium; slaty 

 shades on breast and belly; top of head with olive shades; nose with ver- 

 miculating lines of green on scarlet ground; lips bluish green, a scarlet band 

 behind upper; reddish band on chin; middle line on throat green; blotches 

 and stripe of green on interopercular region, ground becoming orange on lower 

 cheek and under opercle; lower hinder edge of opercle pink, submarginally 

 green. Front and tip of dorsal china blue, base purplish, center broadly green 

 with orange between and blue running down on rays somewhat. Front and 

 tip of anal china blue, base green, center of fin purplish. Edges and tips of 

 caudal china blue, membranes on central portion of fin green proximally 

 and orange distally, lavender purple at center of rays and base of fin. Front 

 of ventral blue, and blue line on last ray, orange centrally. Pectoral grass 

 green, edge of upper ray china blue with purplish stripe below. Iris golden. 



8844. Maculabo Island. June 14, 1909. Length, 295 mm. (Canines, upper, 

 1—2; lower, 0—2.) 



34. Malapascua. March 16, 1909. Length, 208 mm. (Canines, upper, 1 — 1; 

 lower, — 0.) 



€147 and 6148. Mansalay. June 4, 1908. Length, 242 to 300 mm. (6147, 

 canines, upper, 2 — -2; lower, 1 — 1.) Scarlet and green vermiculations on snout, 

 greens bluish below; side of head with reddish shades, becoming bright red- 

 dish orange in lower portion of opercle; general colors green with heliotrope 

 edges to scales; teeth, white. (6148, canines, upper, 3 — 2; lower, 2 — 1.) Lips 

 very narrowly orange; snout and front of cheek green; blue lines and spots 



