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.