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north-xvest coast of Australia, and corresponds very closely 

 with Broussonnet's figure. If the Sele of Buchanan-Hamil- 

 ton be the same, the species attains a considerable size, for 

 he states that in the estuary of the Ganges it weighs as much 

 as 24lbs. Lieut. Emery's measured only 7f inches, and those 

 sent to Cuvier were also of small dimensions, 



Lieut. Emery's drawing represents the colours of the recent fish 

 as being bluish gray on the back, fading towards the under surface 

 into white, with a pinky tinge : no spots or streaks on the body. 

 The ventrals, anal and caudal are pale sulphur-yellow, the dorsal 

 and pectoral colourless. All the fins except the ventrals are closely- 

 dotted \vith minute angular specks of verdigrise-green. 



The Polynemus tetradactylus (Shaw), Cuv. & Val. iii. p. 

 375, is an inhabitant of the north-east coast of Australia, 

 having been discovered in Endeavour River on Cook's first 

 voyage, and then n^med by Solander P. quaternarius. This 

 species also ranges to the Indian Sea. 



Upeneus Vlamingii {Cuv.), Vlaming's Upeneus. 



Lahrus calophihabnus, Soland. Pise. Austr. p.35. Parkins, fig., Banks. 



Libr. 

 Upeneus Vlamingu, Cuv. & Val. iii. p. 452. 



This fish was taken off the island of Motuaro in Queen 

 Charlotte's Sound, on Cook's first voyage. A figure partially 

 executed by Pai'kinson exists in the Banksian Library, and 

 there are a few notes of the original colours added in pencil, 

 a copy of which we subjoin, together with some additional 

 notices of the tints by Solander. 



" The part marked 2 on the face is pale green ; the belly pale 

 crimson, spotted all over with yellow ; the spots on the bases of the 

 scales somewhat deeper. The streaks on the face, the sjDots on the 

 back and on the dorsal and anal, the outer circle of the eye and the 

 streaks on the tail, ultramarine with a cast of purple ; the streaks 

 on the face and spots on the back being the deepest." (Parkinson.) 

 " Caput cseruleo-violaceum areis luteis. Dorsi et laterum maculee 

 subcastaneae seriales. Oculi pulcherrimi. Iris in peripha^ria C3'anea, 

 prope pupillam miniata : annulus miniatus, latus, extrudens antice 

 unicum, postice duo brachia, per annulum peripheeria; extensa. 

 Cirrhi submentales longitudine capitis, basi incarnati, medio albidi, 

 extus flavi. Habitat in oceano Australise prope Motuaro." (So- 

 lander.) 



The Scorpccme appear to be numerous in the Australian 

 seas. The following, being described solely from drawings or 

 imperfect notices, are merely given as doubtful species, for 

 the purpose of directing the attention of naturalists visitino- 

 the coasts of New Holland or New Zealand to a careful com- 

 parison of such of the fish of this genus as they may procure. 



