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Distingiiishin^ characters. — Greyer, less brown head; more 

 olive back ; white of the belly extending further up towards the 

 breast. 



(This new subspecies fréquents cocoa plantations where it utters 

 a most beautiful little song. It is a fairlv comiiion bird, but on 

 account of its small size it is difficult to sec it amongst the large 

 leaves of the cocoa. — W. P. L.) 



Eremomela pusilla. 



Eremomela pusilla Hartl., Orn. West Afr., 1857, p. 59. — 

 Tvpe localitv : Sénégal. 



Mr Kemp shot three spécimens of the Yellow-bellied Little Bush- 

 warbler at Agoulerie in June. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve examples from near Bautchi; 

 Wurno, Ibiand Tarkun(B. Alexander) and from Lokoja(FoRBEs). 



Range. — It is represented in the National Collection from the 

 Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone, the Gold Coast, 

 Northern and Southern Nigeria. 



No races of this Bush-vvarbler are known. 



Camaroptera griseoviridis tJncta. 



Syncopta tincta Cassin., Proc. Ac. Se. Philad., 1855, p. 325. — 

 Type localitv : Moonda river, Gaboon. 



The three spécimens which Mr Lowe shot at Iju water-works 

 must be assigned to this dark race of the Grey-breasted Bush- 

 warbler. 



This race had alreadv been obtained (but not recorded) from 

 Southern Nigeria by Mr Kemp who shot two birds at Burutu 

 in April. 



