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difierences which exist between A. gracilis and A. virens under 

 the heading of A. virens; and under A. ciirvirostris I hâve 

 referred to the distinguishing characters between A. curvirostris 

 and A. gracilis. Thèse three species and their races are not bv anv 

 means easv to tell apart until their characters hâve been caretullv 

 studied. 



I recognise two races of Andropadiis gracilis as follows : 



I. — Andropadus gracilis gracilis. 



Andropadiis gracilis Cabanis, Orn. Centralbl., 1880, p. 174. — 

 Type localitv : x'\ngola. 



Synonyin. — Andropadus uiiiior Bocage, Journ. Lisb., VIII, 

 1880, p. 55 : Massabe, Loango Coast. 



Range. — Cameroon (probably Gaboon), Angola, North Belgian 

 Congo, East Congo Forest, French Equatorial Africa. 



, — Andropadus gracilis ansorgei. 

 Cf. supra. 



Range. — Southern Nigeria (principallv Niger Delta). 



Andropadus curvirostris curvirostris. 



Andropadus curvirostris Cassin, Proc. Ac. Se. Philad., 1859, 

 p. 46. — Type localitv : Camma River, Gaboon. 



Three spécimens of the Curved-billed Bulbul were shot by 

 Mr LowE at Iju. Thèse are, as far as I know, the first records of 

 this bird from Nigeria. 



Range. — It is novv represented in the British Muséum from 

 the Gold Coast, S. Nigeria, Fernando Po, Cameroon, Gaboon, 

 North Belgian Congo, Uganda, and Northern Angola. 



