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Turacus macrorhynchus verreauxi. 



Musopha^a verreauxi '^cnv^ov.x., Journ. fur Orn., 1S54, p. 462. — 

 Type locality : Gaboon. 



Synonym. — T. tncriani {ci. Neumann, Nov. ZooL, XV, 1908, 



P- 373)- 



Neither Messrs. Lowi-: nor Kemp obtained Verrkaux's Plantain- 

 eater in Sontliern Nigeria but there are two spécimens froni Oban 

 in the Britisli Muséum whicli Mr. P. A. Tai.bot obtained in Julv, 

 igii and Mardi, 1912. There are also in the Muséum three spéci- 

 mens secured bv the Niger Expédition, but Neumann points eut 

 that thèse « Niger Expédition » birds came from Cameroon ! We 

 hâve also a bird from Rio del Rey ex Sir Harry Johnston's 

 collection. Professer Neumann has shown {Nov. Zoo/., XV, 1908, 

 P- 373) that Turacus meriani cannot possibly stand, and that 

 Schi-egel's name must be adopted for it. We hâve, therefore, two 

 races of T. iiiacrorhxnclius both restricted to West Africa. i. e. 



1. — Turacus macrorhynchus macrorhynchus. 



Corythaix macrorhxncha Fraser, P. Z. S., 1839, p. 34. — Tvpe 

 localitv : Unknovvn. 



Range. — Sierra Leone, Libéria, Gold Coast. 



Distingicishing characters. — Crest tipped with black. 



2. — Turacus macrorhynchus verreauxi. 

 Cf. supra. 



Range. — S. Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon, Congo, Fernando Po. 



Distinguishing characters. — Crest tipped with red. 



Observation. — It is of great interest to iind that the S Nigé- 

 rian bird belongs to the Southern and not the Northern form — 

 contrarv to anticipation. 



