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the absence of whitish on the forehead, chin, and upper throat, and 

 from which it differs in being considerably paler below and in having 

 the upper parts light neutral gray instead of dark gull gray ; wings, 

 niale 61, female 56.5 mm. 



O lOO 3 .0 300 4-00 fo e f^UCS 



Figure 13. — Distribution of Sylvietta whytii. 



1. S. w. tchytii. 

 '2. 8. to. jacksoni. 



3. S. w. loringi. 

 J/. S. tc. abayensis. 



Zedlitz has synonymized loringi with inajor, but in this he is mis- 

 taken, as major is nothing but a straight synonym of jacksoni^ from 

 which form loringi is distinct. Inasmuch as Sclater does not grant 

 the latter racial standing, it may be of advantage to see what opin- 

 ions other workers have reached. Sclater and Mackworth-Praed ^^ 



I'Ibis, 1018, p. 669. 



