and trunk ecru-olive. Obscure dark streak from behind eye 
to lateral line origin. Another below and across opercle toward 
end of operclie flap. Also trace of another short one below, 
parallel, though only an opercle. Black hlotch & scales beyond 
pectoral tip extends over 4, scales of lateral line and about 
2 scales below. Lips, head below, breast, abdomen and under 
pody surface white. Dorsals uniform saccardO-dlive, Caudal 
light minderal-gray. Pectoral transparent, Ventral, except 
innermost ray and spine, which white, wax-vyellow{ Anal entirely 
wax-yellow, 
Another painting by J. Drayton, March, 1840, is labeled 
Bay of Islands, very abundant. 1+ differs in color, according 
to an area of blackish on pack’ ahboveclateral line and pectoral; 
dorsals pinkish; anal pale bluish, with longitudinal pale wide 
pink band; sides of breast and abdomen also pink; bluish tints 
on scales along middle of side; purpil green. Both this and 
the preceding are show with the hind caudal edge convex. 
Still another figure, by Richard, on a New Zealand example, 
shows the hind caudal edge concave, fewer anal rays and scales, 
Pseudolabrus coccineus (Schneider). 
Head 2 7/8; depth 3 1/8; D. IX, ii; A. III, 1053 scales 
25 in lateral line to caudal base and 3 more on latter; 4 
scales above lateral line to spinous dorsal origin; 3 above 
to soft dorsal origin, 9 below to spinous anal origin; 9 pre=- 
dorsal scales; snout 3 2/5 in head; eye 5; maxillary 4; inter- 
orbital 5 2/5. 
