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in the interior of Fantee, by Blissett at Commendah, by Pel 

 at Sekundi, by Haynes at Accra, and in Togoland, at Agome 

 Palime, by Baumann. In the British Museum there is a 

 specimen from Abeokuta, and I find it only on one occasion 

 recorded from Camaroons, where, according to Mr. Zenker, it 

 is called by the natives the " Incocum." In Loango specimens 

 have been collected by Petit, and by Falkenstein who records 

 the colouring of the soft parts of the adult, and of the young 

 birds of different ages, so it was probably not very rare at 

 Chinchonxo, which he made his headquarters during his visit 

 to that coast. Professor Bocage has just informed me that 

 Mr. Francis Newton has obtained the species at Gralungo-alto, 

 in Angola, which considerably extends its previously known 

 range. 



Genus V. DINEMELLIA. 



Bill strong, about as long as the head, deeper than broad, evenly 

 compressed, the sides being nearly straight, culmen wide and flattened, 

 extending back in an acute angle through the frontal feathers ; cutting 

 edges of mandibles smooth ; nostrils exposed and not placed in a groove. 

 Primaries 3, 4 and 5 longest ; 1 half length of 3. Tail very slightly 

 rounded. Tarsi and feet fairly strong. Sexes alike in plumage. No hair- 

 like plumes on back of head or hind neck. 



Type. 



Dinemellia, Eeichenb. Singv. p. 88 (1863) D. dinemelli. 



Limoneres, Eeichen. J. f. O. 1885, p. 372 D. dinemelli. 



The genus is confined to Eastern Africa, where it is represented by two 

 closely allied species, remarkable in having the head, neck and breast white ; 

 bend of wing, upper and under tail-coverts carmine ; also in having a white 

 speculum on the primaries, as in Amblyospiza. The genus, although most 

 nearly allied to Textor, forms a link between the latter and Arnhhjospiza. 



KEY TO THE SPECIES. 



a. With w'hite edges to the brown feathers dinemelli. 



b. No white edges to the brown feathers boehmi. 



