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MILLS MSL and DEAN WRJ. 2007. Notes on Angolan birds: new country records, range extensions and taxonomic questions. Ostrich 78: 55-63

Figure 2. The lathburyi (top) subspecies of Cassin's Honeybird Prodotiscus insignis is in fact a subspecies of Green-backed Honeybird P. zambesiae, here represented by three skins (below). Photograph taken by John Bates and Mary Hennen.

Figure 3. Three specimens of the niethammeri subspecies of Angola Lark Mirafra angolensis (right) alongside three specimens of the nominate subspecies (left). Photograph taken at the bird collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica do Angola in Lubango. Their identity as M. angolensis is correct.

Figure 4.Three specimens of Black-necked Wattle-eye Dyaphorophyia chalybea, collected near Gabela, and now in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago. Photograph by David Willard, John Bates and Mary Hennen. Click here for an underside view of these specimens.

Figure 5. Pale-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta landanae (below) is almost identical to the very dark endemic race of Jameson’s Firefinch Lagonosticta rhodopareia ansorgei (top). Photograph taken at the bird collection of the Instituto de Investigação Científica do Angola in Lubango.

Appendix 1. Species that may occur in Angola, but are as yet unconfirmed. For species not mentioned in Dean (2000; see details therein), reasons for listing are given in this paper.

MILLS MSL and DOWD T. 2007. First records of Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata for Angola. Bulletin of the African Bird Club 14(1): 77-78.

Call of Lemon Dove Aplopelia larvata, recorded 23 Sep 2005, Kumbira Forest, Cuanza Sul province: unaltered (right click and "Save Traget As...") and the same call filtered (right click and "Save Traget As...") with a cut-off filter employed for frequencies above 1500 Hz. Recording by Michael Mills (mp3 file, 290 KB)

MILLS MSL and COHEN C. 2007. Brazza’s Martin Phedina brazzae: new information on range and vocalisations. Ostrich 78: 51-54

Figure 3a and Figure 3b. Photographs of the Brazza's Martin Phedina brazzae skin in the collection of the Instituto de Investigação Cientifica do Angola, Lubango, taken by Michael Mills.

Figure 4. Photographs of Brazza's Martin Phedina brazzae near Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, taken by Callan Cohen.

Figure 5. Photographs of open savanna patches between Guinea-Congolean Forest from the air and a close-up of a savanna patch where Brazza's Martin Phedina brazzae was seen near Salonga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo, taken by Callan Cohen.

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