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doubtful. It is, however, a female though quite a voung bird ; the 

 sex can be determined bv examining the under-side of the wing. It 

 will be foiind that maies, no matter how voung thev be, always 

 bave the under-wing-coverts black deepening in intensitv with âge, 

 the females both adult and voung, hâve the under wing-coverts 

 green. 



(Thèse birds seem to be scarce. I only saw a small flock of six. 

 — W. P. L.) 



Family STRIGIDAE. 



Strix vvoodfordi nuchale. 



Syrtiitirn nuchale Sharpe, Ibis, 1870^ p. 487. — Type localitv : 

 Fantee. 



Mr. LowE shot a spécimen of the West African Wood-Owl at 

 Iju near Lagos where it was scarce. There is also an example in 

 the muséum from Old Calabar obtained by Dr. A. Smith. 



Range. — This Owl has an extensive range in West Africa and 

 is said bv Mr. W. Sclater to occur in Uganda and the Great Lake 

 Countrv. 



It is represented in the British Muséum from Sierra Leone, the 

 Gold Coast, S. Nigeria, French Congo, Cameroon, Gaboon and 

 Landana. It is recorded also from Senegambia and from Angola. 



I am in agreement with Mr. Sclater in considering this Owl a 

 race of S. ivoodfoydi woodfordi. Six Owls are now included by 

 Mr. Sclater in this group, i. e. 



1 . — Strix woodfordi woodfordi. 



Range. — S. Africa north to N\-asaIand and Lake Banguelo. 



2. — Strix woodfordi nigricantius. 



Range. — Tanganyika Territory and possibly Kenya Colony. 



