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Optical phonons in mercury chalcogenides doped with selected transition metal ions are investigated by infrared reflectivity and Raman scattering measurements performed at helium temperatures. The results obtained for Hg_{1-x}Fe_{x}Se, Ηg_{1-x}Co_{x}Se, Ηg_{1-x}Fe_{x}S and Hg_{1-x}Co_{x}S mixed crystals demonstrate the significant influence of the 3d electron correlation effects and/or sp-d hybridization on the transition metal ion local mode frequency.