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ceps ranges from Sénégal to the Ubanghi River and seems to be 

 coramon on the Gold Coast, which mav perhaps be substituted for 

 the tvpe localitv. 



Lesson's Moho was obtained in Southern Nigeria by Robin Kemp 

 at Agoulerie in August and at Abutschi in September. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve spécimens from Shonga 

 (FoRBEs), Abeshi in April (Alexander) and the Katsena River 

 near Ibi (Alexander). 



No races of H . atriccps are knovvn to occur. 



Range. — The range is as follows : Gambia, Portuguese Gninea, 

 Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Southern Nigeria, Northern Nigeria, 

 French Equatorial Africa (Gribingui River), ail represented ir the 

 British Muséum. Reichenow further records it from Sénégal and 

 from the Ubanghi river on the French and Belgian Congo 

 boundary. 



Bessonornis verticales verticalis. 



Cossyphn verticalis Hartlaub, Abh. Geb. Nat. Hamb., 1852, 

 p. 23. — Type localitv : Elmina. 



The White-capped Robin-Chat has been obtained in Southern 

 Nigeria by two collectors, notablv bv H. Robin at Abeokuta, 

 including a nestling; and by Robin Kemp at Agoulerie and 

 Abutschi. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve a large séries collected by 

 W. A. Forbes at Shonga, by Baikie on the Niger river, by Bryant 

 at Ilorin and bv Boyd Alexander at Laminga and Abeshi. 



There are certainlv two races oi B. verticalis and probably three 

 recognisable forms. 



I. — B. VERTICALIS verticalis. 



Cf. supra. 



Range. — The typical species is represented in the British 

 Muséum from the Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone, 



