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the caudal spot including the spine, red, and the caudal fin crossed by bars of red, 
white and black.” — L. The fifth is evidently the Ac. triostegus, Schn.; it is described 
as having “the head of an ash-brown colour, the sides ash, the back light-green, the 
belly white, as are also the breast and chin ; it is crossed by four transverse curved bands 
of brown, and has an oblique stroke of the same colour on each side of the head.” — L. 
Among the species of the Linnean genus Labrus which are mentioned, we find several 
that appear to be new. Of these two are probably referable to the genus Labrus as 
restricted by M. Cuvier. These are Lipoa, “red brown, with curved lines of clouded 
blue spots, and the head marked with marbled lines of blue ; tail forked” — L. ; and the 
Upurei'aori, “with the head between the eyes green, its sides with undulating lines of 
blue ; the body brownish red, with wavy transverse lines of blue ; the caudal fin yellowish 
towards the end.” — L. To Julis, Cuv., the following may be referred with some degree 
of certainty: Hinaleluwahine, of a “dilute blue, with wavy transverse lines of red (a 
wave in each scale); head dilute red” — L.; Akidolo, “ purple, with margined longitudinal 
lines of marbled red” — L.; an unnamed species allied to Julis Gaimard, Quoy and Gaim., 
by the “ length of the first ray of its dorsal fin, which is twice as great as that of the 
succeeding rays;” but differing remarkably in its colours, “the body being olive-green, 
chequered with red-brown lines, and dabbed with spots of greenish white ; the chin is 
marked with large white spots ; and its head is elevated in the same manner as (hat of 
the Coris Aygula, Lacep.” — L.; Uhumaoli, which appears to be the Julis axillaris, Q. 
and G., described as having' “ the head depressed between the eyes ; the belly red, and 
the back of a darker colour; a bright yellow spot above each pectoral fin; and blue 
ocelli near the tail” — L.; and the Palemo, apparently allied to the Julis balteatus, Q. and 
G., in which “ the head is green, with marbled lines of blue, depressed between the 
eyes; back dark purple, belly lighter; a broad orange vitta margined with blue on 
each side of the body, commencing at the pectoral fin ; a bridle of purple under the 
chin; caudal fin, orange; a sharp tooth at each corner of the mouth.” — L. Of 
the Lanihi, Julis bifer, n., a specimen was preserved, which is described and figured 
in a succeeding part of the volume. There was also observed a Gomphosus, appa- 
rently the Gomph. cccruleus , Lacep. Of two species of Scarus, L., one, known 
to the natives by the name of Oaaa, has “ the back and upper parts purple, and 
the under parts red” — L.; the second, Aoawela, has “ the crown of the head blue, and 
its sides and under part marked with undulating lines of the same colour; the operculum 
is red ; and the body and fins are blue, each scale having a lunate spot of brown;” the 
connate teeth, or tessellated bony jaws, are said to have “two projecting teeth on the 
upper, and one on the lower” — L.; thus offering apparently an approach to the still 
more decomposed form in which these singular teeth occur in the genus Calliodon, Cuv. 
The only other Acanthopterygian fish mentioned in Mr. Lay’s notes is the Nunu,a species 
of Fistularia, L., about two feet in length. The Malacopterygian fishes are much 
inferior in number. They include only five species. One of these is a Hemirhamphus, 
Cuv., from a portion of which, preserved by Mr. Lay, sufficient characters have been 
obtained to indicate it as a distinct race. The others are all referable to the family 
