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105. The two siip-rior pharyngeal bones and the inferior pharyngeal bone of a 

 Wrasse or Labroid fish : the dentigerous surface is paved by close-Ret and 

 for the most part hemispherical molars, those of the upper pharyngealu 

 differing from each other considerably in sue. Ihntn-ia*. 



106. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. 



107. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. Iftmlfrian. 



108. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. tfmiteria*. 



109. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. Jltmtenan. 



110. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. JIunterian. 

 1 1 1 . An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. HmUeriait. 



112. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. llunleriax. 



113. An inferior pharyngeal bone and teeth of a Labroid fish. Hunterian. 



Family Scarida. Parrot-fishes. 



114. The skeleton of a Parrot-fish (Scams), belonging to that section of the genii* 



characterized by two pointed denticles projecting from the back part of the 

 alveolar border of the premaxillary bone. The number of abdominal vertebra- 

 is 11 ; that of the caudal vertebrae, 12 : total, 23. 



The abdominal parapophyses are well developed : the ribs hare an overlapping articulation 

 with their extremities. The parapophyses from and after the terenth abdominal vertebra 

 bifurcate, and the median prongs coalesce and form a bridge beneath the abdominal aorU : at 

 the thirteenth vertebra they are wholly bent down and anchylosed together to form the lucmal 

 canal. The epicoracoids are of unusual breadth, and the pubic bones are of great length, at 

 in most thoracic fishes. 



Purchased. 



115. The skull, with the dried integuments, of a small Parrot-fish. It belongs to 



that section of the genus Scartt* which is characterized by a single pointed 

 tooth, projecting outwards from the back part of the dentigcrous plate of each 

 premaxillary bone. The relative position of the single inferior dentigerous 



