144 FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY ORNITHOLOGY, VOL. I. 



Family Strutliioiiidse. 



1. Struthio massaicus Neumann. 



Journal fur Ornithologie, 1898, pp. 243-246. Ukamba, British 

 East Africa. 



cT, Dec., Lucania. 



Family Phasiaiiidae. 



2. Francolinus uluensis Grant. 



Ibis, 1892, p. 44. Machako's Station, Ulu Country, British East 

 Africa. 



d\ d\ 9 , Nov., 9 , Oct., Nairobi. 



9 , Dec., Lucania. 



The sexes are practically alike in color. Females average slightly 

 smaller than males, have the throat clearer white and are without 

 spurs. One of these males, the younger judging by its shorter 

 spurs, is paler, more cinnamomeus, than the other, its throat being 

 decidedly cinnamon, and the black marks of its breast feathers much 

 smaller. 



3. Francolinus hildebrandti Cabanis. 



Journal fur Ornithologie, 1878, pp. 206-243. Teita, British 

 East Africa. 



cT, Jan., Naivasha. 



cT, Feb., Lake Elmenteita. 



The latter specimen has its right upper spur malformed, two 

 cusps appearing in place of one with their bases coalesced. 



See NEUMANN, Journal fiir Ornithologie, 1898, pp. 303, 304, color 

 variations, F. altumi and F. fischeri = F. hildebrandti; GRANT, Ibis, 

 1892, p. 49, altumi = hildebrandti. 



4. Francolinus scheutti Cabanis. 



Journal fiir Ornithologie, 1880, p. 351. Lunda, Angola. 



6\ March, Molo. 



See OBERHOLSER, Proceedings National Museum, Washington, 

 1905, p. 834, juvenile plumage; NEUMANN, Journal fiir Orni- 

 thologie, 1904, p. 351, uniformity in equatorial Africa. 



