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Tricholœma hirsutum hybridum (') 



Tricholœma hirsutum h\'biiduiii Nkl'Mann, Bull. B. O. C, XXI, 

 igo8, p. 46. — Tvpe localitv : Degama, S. Nigeria. 



Mr. LowE shot three e.xainples of the Nigérian Hairy-breasted 

 Toothbili at the Iju water works in January and Februarv. Thèse 

 are the first spécimens from S. Nigeria to be received at the 

 British Muséum. The tvpe was made from the Ansorgk collection 

 in Tring Muséum. Four birds in the British Muséum coUected by 

 BoYD Alexander and Christy on the Uelle river hâve been 

 referred to this for m. 



There are live races of T. /lirsiiitoii as follow. 



1. — Trichol.'EMa hirsutum hirsutum. 



Pogonias hirsutus Swains., Zool. Illustr., II, 182 1, p. 22, pi. 72. 

 Type localitv : Africa, Gold Coast Colony (Sclater). 



Range. — Gold Coast. Sclater also gives Libéria as a habitat : 

 I hâve not seen a spécimen from there. 



Distingiiishiïig characters. — Under-parts lemon vellow; breast 

 streaked; belly spotted; throat in maie black; head and upper- 

 parts black, the latter finely speckled with yellovv; vvhite eyebrow 

 and loral streak. 



2. — TrICH0I..'1;MA HIRSI'TUM HVHRn)i:M. 



Cf. supra. 



Range. — Southern Nigeria and North Belgian Congo. Spéci- 

 mens are recorded from Lagos and Degama in the former district 

 and from Djabia, Imburru near Angu, Avakubi and Poko in 

 the Uelle river district, and Irom the Likandi river (Bomakandi 

 river) in the Belgian Congo. 



(') Since writing this arlicle, 1 lind tliat .\Ir. Sci.ater has in the liuil. li O. C, XLII, 

 19J2, p. 62, given a shoit leview of thèse races including a useful key. 



