— 331 — 



birds are intermediate between this (the typical species) and the 

 following » (C c. kcmpi). 



Now it is quite clear from an examination of our extensive 

 material that the type spécimen which we hâve agrées exactly with 

 the séries from the Gold Coast and not with the birds which range 

 from Cameroon into Angola. Thèse latter are (as Reichenow stated 

 in his Vôg. Afr., III, p. 486) Cinnyris chloropygius lûhderi^cuvf 

 a name which Sclater and Praed ignored, so that we do not 

 know whether it was omitted intentionally or not. As regards 

 C. c. kcmpi, which Sclater and Praed record from Sénégal and 

 Sierra Leone, the range miist be extended to include Libéria. 

 Sclater and Praed failed to appreciate the distinctness of 

 C. c. wellensis Rchw (J. f. O., 19 12, p. 321) from the Uelle River 

 district and I agrée with them in this, but it is noticeable when 

 measuring skins from the North Belgian Congo and Uganda that 

 spécimens from the Uelle and Aruwhimi rivers are usually smaller 

 (wings 49-52,5 mm.), whereas Uganda birds are large (wings 

 53-55,5 mm.). Should it be found advisable to keep them separate 

 Reichenow's name is available for the Belgian Congo spécimens. 



From my review of the varions forms I hâve come to the follo- 

 wing conclusions as to the races and their range. 



1 . — Cinnyris chloropygius chloropygius 

 L. c. supra. 



Range. — Southern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria (no matériel 

 unless the type came from there). Gold Coast. 



Distinctive characters. — Belly dark olive, small wings 45-47 

 rarely 50 mm., 15 maies measured only one over 47 mm. The type 

 has a wing of 45 mm. Bill under 17 mm. in length. 



2. — Cinnyris chloropygius kempi. 



Cinnyris kcmpi Ogilvie-Grant, Trans. Zool. Soc, XIX, 1910, 

 p. 329 : Sierra Leone. 



Range. — Sierra Leone and Libéria. (Sclater and Praed 

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