42. PszvDOsckBva. 219 



anal with a similar broad band; upper and lower margias of the 

 caadal red. 

 Caribbean Sea. 



a. Adult. South America. Presented by Sir B. Schomburgk. 

 b-d. Adult : stuffed. YTest Indies. From ilr. Scrivener's Collection . 



2. Pseudoscams acutns. 

 Scams acotos, Poey, 3Iern. Oiii. ii. p. 210. 



Four series of scales on the cheek, the lower of which covers the 

 pneopercular limb ; the third composed of seven scales. Lips broad ; 

 jaws white, the upper with pointed teeth at the angle ; teeth small. 

 Posterior margin of the caudal undulated; fourteen pectoral rays. 

 Olive, without gay-coloured streaks or margins of the fins ; a very 

 broad whitish band from behind the pectoral to the caudal. 



Cuba. 



a. Adult: Stuffed. Caribbean Sc-a. Purchased of Mr. Scrivener. 



3. PsendoscaruB bicolor. 



Callyodon, sp., Gronoc. Zoophyl. no. 245. 

 ScaniB bicolor, Eiipp. Ati. Fisrhe, p. h'J. tat 21. fig. 3. 

 Callyodon ecriptos, Gronov. fiynt. erf. Gray, p. 85. 

 Paeudoecaras bicolor, Bleek. Ail. Ichth. p. .33. ub. 14 



Three series of scales on the cheek, and two scales on the lower 

 praeopercular limb; the two middle series composed of six or five 

 scales. Upper lip broad, double in it« entire circuit; jaws ros)-, 

 rough, without pointed teeth at the angle. Dorsal spines subequal 

 in length ; fourteen pectoral rays. Lack rose-coloured ; sides and 

 lower parts dark-violet, uniform or variegated with rosy, and spotted 

 vith black. 



Bed Sea. Celebes. 



a. Adult : stuffed. Bed Sea. From Dr. Biippell's Collection, 

 t. Adult : skin. From Gronow's Collection. 



h. Scales on the cheek in three series, the lower praeopercular limb being 

 entirely naked. 



4. Pseudoscams polchelluB. 



Scams polchelluB, lOippeU, X. W. Fiiche,y. 25. taf. 8. fig. 3, and Verz. 



ruche Senckenb. Mus. p. 21 ; Cue. ^ Vai. liv. p. 266; Bleek. Java, 



ii- p. 440. 

 Paeodoscaras polchellus, Bleek. Ati. IcAlh. p. 34. tab. 10. fig. 3. 



Three series of scales on the cheek, the lower praeopercular limb 

 being entirely naked; the middle series is composed of six scales, 

 the lower of two or more. Upper lip broad. Jaws white, teeth 

 nther small. Dorsal spines subequal in length ; caudal truncated, 

 with the lobes more or leas produced in adult Bpecimen.s ; fourteen 

 pectoral rays. Green, each scale with a red vertical streak : head 



