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Distingtiishing c/iaracters. — Under- parts nearly white, brown 

 above. 



2. — TSCHAGRA SENEGAI.A PALLIDA . 



Telophoniis sencgalus pallidus Neumann, J. f. O., 1907, p. 375 : 

 Accra. 



Range. — Gold Coast (Togoland), (Dahomey), Southern Nige- 

 ria, Northern Nigeria. 



Distingiiishing characters . — Under- parts decidedly greyer 

 than in typical form. 



3. — Tschagra senegala chadensis subsp. nov. 



Range. — Lake Chad District of Northern Nigeria. • 



Distinguishing characters. — Size large d* cf , wirig go-q8 mm. 

 upper-parts several shades paler brown than in T. s. pallida ; super- 

 ciliary stripe more ochraceous-yellow;under-parts very light,almost 

 whitish and resembling more the typical species, lacks the decided 

 grey wash oï pallida Bill 23, Wing 98, tail 112, tarsus 31 mm. 



Type. — In the British Muséum B. M. Reg. n° 191 1-12-23-2029. 

 Yo, Lake Chad. 5th January 1905, Boyd Alexander Coll. 



4. — Tschagra senegala camerunensis . 



Telophonus senegalus camerunensis Neumann, J. f. O., 1907, 

 p. 375 : Yaunde, Cameroon. 



Ratige. — {CdL\nevoo'n and Gabon. )Not represented in the British 

 Muséum. 



Distinguishing characters. — Said by Neumann to be darker 

 reddish above, darker Û\-dia. pallida below, superciliary stripe richer 

 yellow; wings 80-85 '"m- 



Observation. — I hâve not seen any examples of this bird, so 

 cannot discuss its validity. 



