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the fact that there was a séries of A. lo7igniari ïrom Portuguese 

 Guinea, and thèse spécimens show that the Sénégal birds must be 

 kept separate from the more Southern form which ranges from 

 Libéria to S. Nigeria. They do not agrée entirely with Zedlitz 

 diagnosis of the Sénégal bird in having no metallic-green on the 

 wing-joint, but the green is less marked than in ^. /. Jiaussariiin 

 and it must therefore be united with the typical species. 



We hâve therefore three races of A. longniari in West Africa. 



I. — Anthreptes longmari longmari. 



Cinnyris longmari Lesson, Bull. Soc. Nat., XXV, 1831, p. 242 : 

 Sénégal. 



Range. — Sénégal, Gambia, Portuguese Guinea. 



Observation. — Spécimens from Sierra Leone are not available 

 so that it is impossible to say whether it belongs to this or the next 

 form. 



Distinguishing characters : lacks the metallic-green feathers on 

 the wing-joint. cf wing 70-75. 



2. — Anthreptes longmari haussarum. 



Anthreptes lojigrtiari haiissarimi Neumann, J. f. O., 1906, p. 245 : 

 Angome Tongbe, Togoland. 



Range. — Libéria, Gold Coast, Togoland, Southern Nigeria, 

 Northern Nigeria, Niam-Niam country, Bahr-El-Ghazal, Uganda. 



Distinguishing characters. — Similar to above in colour and 

 size but the maie has a metallic-green patch on the wing-joint. 



3. — Anthreptes longmari angolensis. 



Anthreptes long))iari ajigolensis Neumann, J. f. O., 1906, p. 246 : 

 Duque de Braganza, Angola). 



Range. — Angola, Belgian Congo, Tanganyika Territory. 



