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recognises seven races, two oi which occur in West Africa. 

 Thèse are : 



1. — AsilK TACHIRO MACROSCELIDES. 

 Cf. sii/>r<i. 



2. — ASTUR TACHIRO BENGl'EI.I.ENSIS. 



Astur tachiro henguelleiisis Swann, List of Accip., 1921, p. 34 : 

 Kabisombo River, Qiiillengo, Benguela. 



Range. — Angola. 



Distingiiishiiig characters. — Said by Swann to be much larger 

 than A. t. tachiro; wing ç 260 mm. as against 235 mm.; more 

 heavily barred below and on nnder wing-coverts, and with no 

 rufous wasli. 



For the other races and their supposed characters see Swann's 

 Synopsis (1. c), 2nd éd. 



It is worth remarldng that Mr. W. L. ScL.vrER, when preparing 

 his List of Accipitres for the Systema Avium Committee, has only 

 recognised four fornis, i. e. 



1. — Astur tachiro tachiro. 



2. Astur tachiro nyansae. 



3. — Astur tachiro undui.iventer. 



4. — Astur tachiro macroscelides. 



He considers that A. t. nyanzae Neumann, described from Fort 

 Portai, Uganda, e.xtends westwards into Angola and he does not 

 apparentlv recognise A. t. bcngitellensis Swann. 



^^Males of tiie West African Goshawk were comnion in the more 

 wooded parts of the countrv, Curiouslv enough the two females 



