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adjacent black stripes. Nuchal region slightly washed with j^ellowish, quite 

 distinct on nape. From pectoral base breast with yellowish ground color and 

 abdominal region above black stripe broadly yellow, continued in breadth about 

 equal to half black along anal base. Front of dorsal spines orange, membranes 

 yellowish at tips, dark brown basally, merging into first stripe and under fourth 

 spine joined by second in the interval between last 2 stripes and between 

 second and third there are some scattered small orange dots, 1 or 2 behind 

 third stripe. Edges of soft dorsal and anal dusky yellowish, adjoining on dor- 

 sal continuation of very dark brown on spinous fin, ending about midway on 

 vertical edge, not reddish as shown in Bleeker's plate nor joined by any of 

 other 4 stripes, but with yellow interval between and terminations; on soft fin 

 ground color of interval pale dusky lemon with row of orange spots through 

 median part somewhat as Bleeker shows; these arise at extreme lower part 

 of vertical edge, thence curving to base tlirough middle of interval; short 

 similar row between fifth and sixth stripes on fin. Anal very similar to 



Fia. 4.— Variation of color markings of Chaetodon meyeri Schneider 



Bleekers's figure, broad band through outer half of fin brown and not red, inter- 

 val between black stripes bright cadmium yellow, spines pale yellow. Caudal 

 tip hyaline, black much as shown by Bleeker except median band slightly 

 broader than terminal band, interval between with narrow orange line; simi- 

 lar but less bright line in interval between medial bar of tail and bar'^on 

 caudal peduncle and orange spot on caudal peduncle above. Pectoral hyaline 

 orange. Ventral with yellowish membranes. 



652, 553, 555, A1222 to A1225. Gomomo Island. December 3, 1909. Length 

 82 to 153 mm. 



A1140, A1147. Kayoa Island. November 29, 1909. Length 137 to 140 mm. 

 Three examples. 



352. Mabul Island. September 29, 1909. Length 120 mm. 



475 to 478, A1077, A 1090. Maitara Island. November 26, 1909. Length 112 

 to 147 mm. Eight examples. 



A749 and A750. Sipadan Island. September 28, 1909. Length 141 to 150 



