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Range. — Sierra Leone, Libéria, Gold Coast, Southern Nigeria, 

 Cameroon, Gaboon, Northern Angola, Congo Moiith, North 

 Belgian Congo. 



2. BlAS MUSICUS FEMININA. 



Bias feminina |ackson, Bull. B. O. C, XVI, igo6, p. 87 : Toro. 



Range. — Uganda, Nvasaland, Port East Africa, Zambesi 

 District. 



Distingiiishing characters. — The female is somewhat paler 

 chestnut on the back than females of the typical species. The 

 maies are said to be distinguished by the more oily-green colour of 

 the throat and back. 



Observation. — Personallv I think this race is a very doubtful 

 one. I find the maies of both races indistinguishable and the 

 différences of the females are only just apparent. 



The characters can be seen plainly however when females 

 from Northern Angola are being compared with females from 

 Uganda. 



{^\ tolerably common and noticeable bird whose musical notes 

 wit-tu, wit-tu, uttered on the wing, could not fail to attract 

 attention. I secured a breeding maie in Sierra Leone in immature 

 plumage. — W. P. L.) 



Terpsiphone fagani. 



Tchitrea fagajii 'Qxiis-ERUA.-m, Bull. B. O. C, XLII, 1921, p. 28. 

 — Type locality : Lagos S. Nigeria. 



Three examples of Fagan's beautiful Paradise Flycatcher were 

 shot by Mr Lowe at Iju, near Lagos, in January 1920. Unfortuna- 



