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Owing to a faulty référence I overlooked the fact that Reichenow 

 bad named the bird from Upper Gninea, ànd in the Bull. B. O. C, 

 XLI, i920, p. 6, I named the bird from the Gold Coast, Andropadus 

 indicator ussheri. Professer Neumann then drew mv attention 

 to Reichenow's paper but pointed ont that mv description of 

 A. i. iissheri àÀà. not agrée at ail with Reichenow's description of 

 togoensis^ and one would naturally expect the bird from the Gold 

 Coast and the bird from Togoland to be the same race. I hâve a 

 fine séries of skins from the Gold Coast but none from Togoland, 

 and as the descriptions of the two named races do not tallv I shall 

 uphold both names for the présent. It mav be that I shall hâve to 

 sink my own name in favour of that of Reichenow's. 



When Reichenow named his three new races he apparently 

 overlooked the fact that (as pointed ont bv me in Bull. B. O. C, 

 XLI, p. 6) Cassin had alreadv bestowed a name on the Liberian 

 bird (Proc. Ac. Se, Philad., 1855, p. 328 : St Paul's River) 

 naming it Tricophorus leiicurus. This name must undoubtedlv 

 stand for the Sierra Leone and Liberian bird, an excellent 

 description being given. 



It remains therefore to décide which races shall be recognised. 

 There are in ail six names, and as I hâve no spécimens oitogoensis 

 and only a very few of lacuuin and coiigensis, I propose to uphold 

 them ail for the présent. When larger séries are available I hâve 

 not the slightest doubt that P. i. congensis and P. i. lacunin will 

 be found to be indistinguishable from the tvpical bird. The named 

 races are as follows : 



I. — PhYLLASTREPHUS (') INDICATOR INDICATOR. 



Criniger indicator Verr., J. f. O., 1855, p. 105 : Gaboon. 

 Synouyni. — Andropadus batesi Sharpe (Cameroon). 

 Distinguishing characters. — Under-parts brownish-grey 



C) I propose to foUow Reichenow and use the genenc name hère employed in préférence 

 to Andropadus as heretofore. 



