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Bâtis senegalensis senegalensis. 



Miisclcapa senegalensis Linn, Syst. Nat., 12 éd., 1766, p. 327. — 

 Type localitv : Sénégal. 



Two spécimens of the Sénégal Flycatcher were obtained by 

 Mr Kemp at Agoulerie. 



From Northern Nigeria we hâve examples from Lokoja (Forbes) 

 Tarkum and Semankar river (B. Alexander). 



The Ratis senegalensis group (if any race is recognised) may be 

 distinguished at a glance from the Bâtis bella group of Flycatchers 

 by the much paler chestnut and more dilfused chest-band of the 

 females. 



A race of B. senegalensis has been decribed by Professor 

 Neumann from Togoland {Bâtis senegalensis togoensis Neum., 

 J. f. O., 1907, p. 350 : Misahohe) and if valid it is this race to 

 which the Southern Nigérian birds would naturally belong, but 

 after careful investigation I cannot accept it. B. s. togoensis is 

 said by Neumann to hâve the following distinguishing characters : 



Maies : crown of head dull black, without anv sheen ; band round 

 head verv broad and plainly defined ; back not pure ash-grey but has 

 an olive wash. 



Females : Back darker and less reddish-brown, throat not pure 

 white but washed with vellowish-brown. 



I hâve no material from Sénégal and only one spécimen from 

 Gambia, but I am strongly of opinion that birds from Portuguese 

 Guinea must belong to the typical form, and we hâve several good 

 and fresh skins from this locality for comparison. I can find no 

 characters to distinguish thèse birds from spécimens from the Gold 

 Coast and Northern and Southern Nigeria. 



I therefore accept the following as the range of B. s. senega- 

 lensis of which I consider B. s. togoensis a synonym. 



Range. — Sénégal, Gambia, Portuguese Guinea, Sierra Leone, 

 Gold Coast, Togoland, Northern Nigeria, Southern Nigeria, 

 French Equatorial Africa (Kaga Djerri). 



