— 363 — 



Melocichla mentalis mentalis. 



Dr\')noica mentalis Fraser, P. Z. S., 1843, p. 16. — Type loca- 

 lity : Accra, Gold Coast. 



Mr Kemp shot a single example of the Giant Grass-warbler at 

 Agoulerie in August. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve spécimens from Tapkin 

 Darina (Mav) and Tarkum (June) coUected by Alexander, and 

 Danahaga (December) by Brocklebank; Shonga and Lokoja by 



FORBES. 



Range. — The tvpical race is represented in the British Muséum 

 from Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone and the Gold Coast, 

 Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria, North Belgian Congo, French 

 Equatorial Africa. 



Observation. — The races of this bird are recorded by Sclater 

 and Praed in Ibis, 1918, pp. 645-646. They believe that there is 

 onlv one form in West Africa. The Angolan birds which Bocage 

 x^?cm&à M . grandis can hardly be distinguished from Gold Coast spé- 

 cimens. They do appear however to be rather whiter on the belly, 

 and may perhaps be kept up. Reichenow's race from the interior 

 of Cameroon must also be recognised, until we bave spécimens, as 

 it does not seem to me to be fair to condemn a race when there 

 are no examples in the British Muséum upon which an opinion can 

 be formed. I would therefore propose to recognise : 



I. — Melocichla mentalis mentalis. 

 Cf. supra. 



1. — Melocichla mentalis grandis. 



Drymoica grandis Bocage, Journ. Se. Lisboa, VIII, 1880, 

 p. 56. — Type locality : Caconda, N. Angola. 



Range. — Northern Angola. 



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