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Nigérian birds. The first collection from Southern Nigeria to be 

 received by the British Muséum was made at Abeokuta by 

 H. Robin and worked out by F. Nicholson in the P. Z. S., 1878, 

 pp. 128-131 ; thirty eight species were then recorded. 



Later in 1883 W. A. Forbes collected a few birds at Onitscha 

 and Abutschi on his way up the Niger and thèse were reported on 

 by Shelley in the Ibis, 1883, pp. 538-562. 



The birds from both thèse collections eventually came to the 

 British Muséum, so I hâve been able to examine the spécimens 

 again in the light of present-dav knowledge and hâve incorporated 

 the species in this paper. 



In the Tring Muséum there are collections made at Warri in 

 Southern Nigeria by Dr Félix Roth, in the Niger Delta by 

 Ansorge and on the Anambara Creek bv Ansorge. Dr Hartert 

 mentioned a few of the birds obtained bv Roth in the Nov. 

 Zool., 1900, pp. 25-53 during his report on another collection and 

 in the Nov. Zool., 1907, pp. 484-503. « Notes on African Birds » 

 gave an accounnt of certain species of Weaver-birds which 

 Ansorge had collected on the lower Niger and Braham had 

 collected on the Anambara Creek. 



This is ail the knowledge we hâve up to date of the birds of 

 Southern Nigeria and the présent contribution will, I hope, fill a 

 long-felt want. For the purposes of this paper I hâve considered 

 the political boundaries of Southern Nigeria to be as they were 

 in 19 14. Since the war the boundary line has been extended 

 eastwards so as to include Cameroon Mountain (13.353 ft) The 

 ornithologv of this wonderful mountain has already been dealt 

 with by mvself in a report on Boyd Alexander's last Expédition 

 (Ibis, 1915, pp. 472-526.) The présent paper is based on a definite 

 plan of which a brief sketch mav help future workers on West 

 African birds. 



First I hâve given the name and race of the bird found in Sou- 

 thern Nigeria, the original référence and the tvpe locality; then 

 follows a history of the bird in Southern Nigeria, by whom and at 

 what place it has been obtained. Next is mentioned the localities 

 in Northern Nigeria from which I hâve spécimens if any, together 



