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 A closely allied form which I keep as a distinct species is i 



1. — Fraseria cinerascens cinerascens. 



Fraseria cinerascens Hartl., Orn. West Afr., 1857, p. 102. — 

 Type locality : Fantee, Gold Coast. 



Range. — Gold Coast, Cameroon, N. Belgian Congo, French 

 Equatorial Africa (Ubanghi river). 



Disiinguishing characters. — May be known from the races of 

 F. ocrcatus by the distinct white patch above the black lores. 



2. — Fraseria cinerascens guineae. 



Fraseria cinerascens gnitieae Bannerman, Bull. B. O. C, XLII, 

 1922, p. 69. — Type locality : Gunnal, Portuguese Guinea. 



Range. — Portuguese Guinea. 



JDistinguishing characters. — From F. c. cinerascens distin- 

 guished by the paler colouring of the upper-parts which are uni- 

 form throughout, the head not darker than the back as in F. c. cine- 

 rascens. The feathers of the breast are less distinctly edged with 

 grey, and the throat is more uniform white. The white patch above 

 the lores is verv pronounced. 



(This would appear to be a verv scarce bird frequenting accacia 

 trees in search of insects. — W. P. L.) 



Sigmodus caniceps harterti. 



Signiodus caniceps harterti N^uMAtiN, Bull. B. O. C, XXI, igo8, 

 p. 70. — Type locality : Degama, S. Nigeria. 



Hartert's Western Red-billed Shrike is a very distinct race, the 

 three examples which Mr Lowe shot at Iju, in January 1920, are 

 new to the British Muséum collection. I noticed the différences at 

 once and had hoped to name the bird in honour of the collector. 

 Professor Neumann had however already given a name to this race. 



