agrees in every way with the present species when allowance 
is made for the preservation of the feasts. there is 
little doubt that they are Coris venusta. The dried skin 
befoye us, is about the same size nam atconol ics. OF 115 
mm, long, and agrees in every way when proportion for shrink- 
age is estimated. Thus the head shows 4 1/2 in the total 
length or about 3 7/8 without caudal; depth 6 1/2 in total 
or 5 1/5 without caudal; snout 3 1/5 in head; eye 5; maxil- 
lary 4 1/4. Though faded very faint traces of the chsracteris- 
tie color-pattern may be distinguished. The examination of 
these specimens in this connection is of importance in finally 
erasing C. dygula from Hawaii. 
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Julis flavoittatus (Bennett). PAu? CHF arr l Pe x 
Head 3 1/4 to 3 1/3; depth 3 1/4 to 3 3/4; D. IX, 12, 1; 
A III, 12,'°143 seales 80 to 85 in leteral line to caudal base 
end 2 or 3 more, tubular, on latter; 9 or 10 scales above: lat- 
eral line to spinous dorsal origin, 6 or 7 above to soft bordel: 
origin, and 35 or 36 below to spinous anal origin; 24 to 27 pre- 
dorsal scales; snout 3 to 3 1/3 in head; eye 4 3/5 to 7 3/43 
maxillary 3 4/5 to 4; interorbital 4 1/4 to 5. 
Body strongly compressed; caudal pedunele length 1 1/2 
to 14/5 its least depth, which 1 3/4 to 2 in head, Head 
width 2 1/2 to 2 3/5 in its length. Snout conic, width 1 1/6 
to 1 2/5 its length, Interorbital convex, Preopercle edge firm, 
membranous; bones of head smooth; opercular flap 1 5/6 to 2 im 
snout. Rakers 5 12, short, lanceolate, rather ftexible, 1 3/4 
