The opportunity recently afforded me of inspecting the
collection of fish contained in the Australian Museum,
Sydney, has enabled me to establish the identity of two
species inhabiting Tasmanian waters, concerning which
there has hitherto been some amount of uncertainty. The
first of those is the large species of Parrot Fish, abundant on
many parts of the Tasmanian coast, and familiarly known to
the fishermen by the title of the " Bluehead." The second species to which I have to draw attention is the
fish commonly known as the " Magpie Perch." It is not
unfrequently exposed for sale in the Hobart Fish Market,
and has been referred with some doubt by Mr. Johnston to
the Chilodactylus gibbosus of Richardson
