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35. JULIS QUADRICOLOR, Lesson. 



Julis quadricolor, Lesson, Voy. Coquille, Poissons, pi. 35. Tahiti. 



" " Hist, des Poiss., 13, p. 443. 



Labrus erythrogaster, vel formosus, Sol. Ms. Tahiti. 

 Julis " Hist, des Poiss., 13, 447. Ulea. 



Labrus cyanogaster, Sol. Ms. Tahiti. 

 Julis " Hist, des Poiss., 13, 444. 



Scarus qutnquevtttatus? E. T. Bennett, Voy. Blossom, Fish., p. 66, pi. 19, fig. 3, 



Lew Chew. 



PLATE VIII, fig. 2. 



Notes. — From Simoda, (6 inches.) 



With hut slight variations in color all the ahove 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 their 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, (5^ 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 HEMCHRYSOS, Val. Hist, des Poiss., 13, p. 351. 



Cheilio auratus, Quoy, Voy. Uranie, 274, pi. 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. 



