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Pogoniulus subsiilphiireus subsulphureus. 



Biicco subsulp/iiDCd Fkas., 1'. Z. s., 1843, p. 3. — Type localitv: 

 Clarence, Fernando Po. 



A spécimen of tlie Vellow-throated Tinker bird was obtained at 

 Ijii hv Mr. LowE and another example by Mr. Kh.Mr at Burutii, 

 S. Nigeria. We hâve had no spécimens from Northern Nigeria, 

 but BoYD Alexandkk obtained it at Molegbwe on the Ubanghi 

 river (French and Belgian Congo Boundarv). 



There are three races of this Barbet, two of which are 

 found in West Africa and one in East Africa. Thèse are as 

 follows : 



I . — PoGONlUI.US SUBSULPHUREUS SUBSULPHUREUS. 



Cf. snpia. 



Range. — Fernando Po, Southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon, 

 French and Belgian Congo boundarv (Ubanghi river) and? Gold 

 Coast (Volta river). 



Observation . — There is one spécimen in the British Muséum 

 (ex BowDLER Sharpe collection; said to hâve been collected by 

 UssHER at the River Volta. If this spécimen is correctly labelled 

 the Volta river must be the extrême westerlv limit of this bird's 

 range. Its place is taken in the rest of the Gold Coast bv the easily 

 distinguished P. s. chrysopy^us. 



Distingiiishing characters. — P. s. subsulphureus niav easily be 

 known from the Gold Coast bird by its pale yellow eyebrow and 

 vellow frontal band and cheek-stripe. Thèse parts are white in 

 chrysopvgus. The runip and tips to the coverts and edging to the 

 primaries is of a paler vellow. For différences between this and" 



