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Observation. — The races ot tliis bird liave been discussed bv 

 7.KDI.IT7. in the y. f. O., 19 lo, p. 344, — thc three otber forms 

 recognised are confiiied to the Siidan, Eritrea aiul Abvssinia. 



Streplopelia semitorqiiata erythrophrys. 



Tiiitiir erythrophrys Swains., Bds. W. Africa, II, 1837, p. 207. 

 — Tvpe locality : West Africa. 



A spécimen of the West African Ked-eved Dove was shot at the 

 Iju water-works bv Mr. Lowe on 4th Januarv, 1920, and another 

 bv Mr. Kemp at Agoulerie in Aiigust, 1905. 



The races of this Dove were reviewed bv (]. Gr.\nt in the Ibis. 

 1915, pp. 41-42, bnt his work is criticised severelv bv Scr.ATKR anci 

 Praki) in Ibis., 1920, pp. 828-829. I ^™ i" agreenient with the 

 latter authors as far as their work goes, but can add nothing to 

 their remarks unlil \ve receive more material. 



For the races of this Dove I will refer readers to the two papers 

 cited and to v.\N Someren's remarks in Xov. Zool., XXIX, 1922. 

 p. 38 on 5. 5. ininor Erl. 



Range. — The distribution of A\ s. erythrop/ivs is a wide one. 

 It is represented in the British Muséum collection from Gatnbia. 

 Sierra Leone, Portuguese Guinea, Libéria, Gold Coast, French 

 Equatorial Africa, Southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Gaboon, Fer- 

 nando Po, Belgian Congo, N. Angola. 



This is the onlv form known from West Africa. 



(The Ked-eved Dove is scarce as compared to the Green 

 pigeon. — W. P. L.) 



Tympanistria tympanistria fraseri. 



Tympanistria fraseri Bonap., Consp. Av., II, 1855. p. 67. — 

 Type localitv : Fernando Po. 



A spécimen of Fraser's West African Tambourine Dove was 

 shot bv Mr. Lowe at \\\\\ the bird had previouslv been obtained 



