— 3^3 — 



4- — Pyrenestes minor granti C). 



Pyrenestes graiiti Sharpe, Bull. B. O. C, XXI, 1908, p. 67 : 

 Beira. 



Range. — Portuguese East Africa (Beira and Masambeti). 



It may be argued that bv following Neumanns revision of the 

 genus the Connecting links in the geographical races are nnich 

 better shown and that in no single instance does the black-bellied 

 form occur in the same area as the brown-bellied form. That is 

 perfectlv true, but at the same time it seems to me illogical to make 

 thèse black-bellied birds races of the brown-bellied birds or vice- 

 versa. When we hâve found brown-bellied birds in the Belgian 

 Congo Connecting the East and West African brown-bellied 

 species, then it will be time enough to link them up and if it 

 appears advisable to make minor and granti races ot sangttineus. 

 Until then, taking into considération the great différence in size, 

 the wisest course is to treat them as distinct species, each having 

 a subspecies. 



Pytelia hypogrammica. 



Pytelia hypogrammica Sharpe, Ibis, 1870, p. 56. — Tvpe loca- 

 litv : Fantee, Gold Coast. 



This Yellow-winged Pvtelia has been obtained in Southern 

 Nigeria by Kemp at Abutschi in September, three spécimens a maie 

 and two females, were secured. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve a single bird from Loko 

 (Forbes Coll.) There do not appear to be any subspecies of this 

 bird, nor do I consider it a subspecies of the other vellow-winged 

 species, Pytelia afra. 



(') Nel'Mann considers /-". m, granti synonymous with P. m. minor. I ani not satistied 

 that this is the case. He makes P. minor a race of P. ostririis, a course I entirely disagree with. 



