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same, to one described by Cuvier under the name 

 of Trigla papilionacea. The natives call it kumu 

 kumu. It is of a bright orange-colour ; its pectoral 

 fins are large and membranous, and of an emerald- 

 green, bordered with an azure margin. Near the 

 tail is a spot of velvet black, dotted with white. 

 This fish is one of the most beautiful known, and it 

 always caused me pain to see it taken out of its ele- 

 ment, and in expiring lose its vivid colours. Another 

 most singular fish often took the bait : this was the 

 Chimsera calorynchus, which is related to the shark 

 tribe, and has a most singular fleshy proboscis. Its 

 colours are very brilliant, of a silvery- white, or grey. 

 It generally appears at night, at the surface of the 

 water, preying upon the young of other tribes. The 

 flesh is somewhat dry, and resembles that of the 

 shark. 



I returned from Cloudy Bay on the 19th of Sep- 

 tember, and at daybreak on the following day we 

 left Te-awa-iti on the flood tide, and with a north- 

 west wind. The southern entrance of Tory Chan- 

 nel is narrow, and requires a leading wind and a 

 favourable tide, in which case the navigation is easy 

 and safe. On leaving the channel the view opened 

 on the Two Brothers, over the rocky coast of the 

 Island of Arapaoa. To the southward appeared the 

 different bights of the coast before the entrance into 

 Port Underwood. We saw the whole of the coast 

 towards Wairao and Cape Campbell, and at a dis- 

 tance towered the Snowy Mountains. To the north - 



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