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Dendropicos lafresnayi zechi. 



Dendfopïcos gitifieensis zec/it Nevmass, J. f. ()., iiy04, p. 400. — 

 Type locality : Kete-Kretschi, Togolaiid. 



Mr. Robin Kemp shot an example of the Tojïoland little Wood- 

 pecker at Agoulerie in Aiigust 1905. Mr. Lowk did not obtain it. 



The latest review of tliis group — an admittedly dilhcult group 

 to work ont satisfactorilv — is that bv Mr. Claude Gr.\nt in the 

 I/)is, 1913. P- 461-464. .Mr. Gk.ant bas in his monograph niade the 

 way nuich easier for future workers and although I do not agrée 

 entirely with his arrangement I am none the less grateful to hini 

 for his work. 



In the first place, I consider that Mr. Grant was perfectlv 

 correct in recognising three main divisions which he places under 

 the three species (I) fiiscesceiis, (II) lafres)ia\i\ III) (ih\ssiuicu.'i. 



I consider that thèse three groups can be maintained but I would 

 transfer certain species ont of the groups in which C. Gr.\nt placed 

 them in his monograph and suggest instead the following arrange- 

 ment, retaining Grant's principal characters for the diagnoses of 

 the groups. To save miich répétition I wonld refer readers to 

 Grant's paper for the original référence, tvpe localitv and carac- 

 ters. 



Group T. 



Barring of mantle and wings clear and well defined, upper parts 

 rather more black and white; shafts of primaries vellow. 



I. — Dkndropicos fuscescens fuscescens. 



Cf. Ibis, 1915, pp. 457-458. 



Observation. — I consider C. gniiuciisis strcseniiinni Gkote 

 (<9. M., 1922, p. 43 : Okaukwejo) said to inhabit Damaraland-and 

 Mossamedes and to be less heavily streaked on the underside, a 

 svnonvm of the above We hâve a good séries for comparison. 



