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Cisticola lugubris amphilecta. 



Cisticola amphilecta Reichw., Joiirn. Orn., XXIII, 1875, p. 44. — 

 Type localitv : Accra, Gold Coast. 



The only spécimen of the West African Mournful Grass-vvarbler 

 from Southern Nigeria in the British Muséum was obtained by 

 Mr Kemp at Agoulerie in June. In the Tring Muséum there is a 

 bird from Utshi coUected by Ansorge. 



From Northern Nigeria there are spécimens from Lokoja, 

 Shonga and Egga coUected by W. A. Forbes and a séries from 

 Klissen (June), Ibi (June and July), Gongola river (July) and 

 Karraragga on Lake Chad (May) coUected by Boyd Alexander. 

 Thèse birds are ail remarkably grey on the upper surface. 



Range. — This warbler is represented in the British Muséum 

 from Sénégal, Portuguese Guinea, the Gold Coast, Southern and 

 Northern Nigeria to Lake Chad, French Equatorial Africa and 

 Portuguese Congo (Landana). 



There are a number of races of C. lugubris in Africa but only the 

 form mentioned in West Africa. The typical C. lugubris lugubris 

 was described from Abyssinia. Mr Sci.ater has dealt with the 

 east African races in his M. S. Monograph of the genus which we 

 hope shortlv to see published. I shall not therefore enter into the 

 races hère. 



liippolais polyglotta. 



Sylvia polyglotta Vieill., Nouv. Dict., XI, 1817, p. 200. — Tvpe 

 locality : France. 



Two spécimens of the Melodious Warbler were shot by Mr Lowe 

 at Iju water works on the 23 December 191g andiist January 1920. 

 There is also a single poor spécimen from Abeokuta, coUected 

 in S. Nigeria coUected bv H. Robin. 



In the British Musum the Melodious Warbler is represented 

 from the foUowing African localities : Morocco, Gambia and the 

 Gold Coast (Februarv, March, April); Southern Nigeria (Decem- 

 ber, January). 



