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to thèse localities Reichenow (V. A., III, p. 454), records in from 

 Sénégal and from Dahoniev. 



Reichenow « lumps » ('. v. cyanocephala the race which extends 

 from Cameroon to Angola-with the typical species, failing to 

 appreciate the distinctness of the southern race. Moreover Rei- 

 chenow proposes (J. f. O.. 1915, p. 128), to keep separate birds 

 from Portuguese Guinea nnder the name ch/oronotus Swains. I 

 cannot however see that they show any distinctive characters. 

 Messrs Sclater and Praed hâve recently reviewed the races of 

 this Sunbird (Ibis, 19 18, p. 622) and recognise four forms : 



1. C.V. verticalis, 



2. C.V. cyanocephala. 



3. C. V. viridisplendens. 



4. C. V. alinae. 



They mention C. v. tanganjicae Rchw, but do not apparently 

 recognise it for lack of spécimens, and they do not mention 

 C. V. niassae Rchw (O. M., 1910, p. 174 : Nyasaland), nor do 

 they refer to C. v. chloronotus Rchw {Ci supra). 



I agrée with the first three races enumerated by them but am in 

 favour of keeping Cyanomitra alinae a distinct species. Certanly 

 the existing différences between this species and the other mem- 

 bers of the verticalis group are more than mare colour tones, but 

 this is a matter of individual opinion. 



The sexes in C. alinae are alike (Cf. Ogilvie Grant). Trans. 

 Zool. Soc, XIX, 1910, p. 323) except for the absence of the pec- 

 toral tuft in the female. 



In the C. verlicalis-gTOup the sexes show marked différences 

 the females lacking the metallic feathers on the throat and breast. 

 Only two oppear to inhabit West Africa. 



1. — Cyanomitra verticat,is verticalis. 



Cf. supra for Distribution, etc. 



