20 EXPEDITION TO JAPAN. 
35, JULIS QUADRICOLOR, Lesson. 
JuLIs quapRIcoLoR, Lesson, Voy. Coquille, Poissons, pl. 35. Tahiti. 
os oe Hist. des Poiss., 13, p. 443. 
LABRUS ERYTHROGASTER, vel ForMosus, Sol. Ms. Tahiti. 
JULIS ee Hist. des Poiss., 13, 447. Ulea. 
Larus cyAnoaaster, Sol, Ms. Tahiti. 
JULIS os Hist. des Poiss., 13, 444. 
Scarus quinquevitratus? E. T. Bennett, Voy. Blossom, Fish., p. 66, pl. 19,fig. 3, 
Lew Chew. 
PLATE VIII, fig. 2. 
Nores.—F rom Simoda, (6 inches.) 
With but slight variations in color all the above synonyms seem to be referable to one species. 
The colors on the drawings are as follows: Of a general uniform rich indigo-blue, with strong 
tinge of green on sides of head, back above lateral line, and caudal. A stripe of carmine runs 
from the snout through the eye, becoming bifid behind it; the upper portion short, the lower 
one declining and reaching to below the tip of opercle. A short stripe runs back to beneath the 
eye from the corner of mouth. Two spots or bars above the eye, and a bar from occiput along 
upper margin of opercle. All these markings are carmine. ‘Three parallel series of scales on 
upper part of sides are spotted with red, and a stripe of same runs from the axilla of the pecto- 
rals back to above base of anal. Membrane at base of pectorals and caudal red also. Balance 
of caudal rich green. Pectorals violet-blue. Dorsal and anal of same violet-blue with a stripe 
of green, and a narrow edging of red. There is no yellow on the figure, though the green 
may, in some specimens, run into that color. 
There is but little difference in form between most of the Julidae, and the species are distin- 
guished by thcir coloring from each other; an uncertain character and one leading to much 
confusion. Some particular organ might be selected whose minute differences would serve to 
fix the species. 
36. GOMPHOSUS FUSCUS, Val. Hist. des Poiss., 14, p. 25. 
Notes.—From Lew Chew, (53 inches.) 
The figure corresponds in form and coloring with the first description given in the Hist. des 
Poiss., with but little variation. There is no spot on the anal, and the black stripe through 
the eye does not reach the end of the snout. 
M. Valenciennes describes other varieties with bright colors. He gives the whole Indian 
Ocean and Tahiti as its habitat. 
37. CHEILIO HEMICHRYSOS, Val. Hist. des Poiss., 13, p. 351. 
CHEILIO AURATUS, Quoy, Voy. Uranie, 274, pl. 54, fig. 2. 
Notes.—From Lew Chew, life size 9 inches. 
This drawing corresponds to the description above quoted ; the general color brown, white 
under head and breast, light brown under body, with series of distinctly marked black dots along 
the lateral line. The specimens seen by M. Valenciennes were from Tahiti. 
