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6. FRANCOLINUS. 



Francoliuus, Stcp/i. i>, Shaws Gen. Zool xi ut ii '^^^^' 



p. 310(1819) ^ ,,. f ,. 



Attagen, Kei/d. u. Blm. Wivbelth. Europ. p. 201 ''"='^''=^'^^tu,.. 



ScL^ila; 'iy/y/^ ■ CaL b'. Mm. ' Xs'. 'Soc. p;2o0 ^^ ^'^°^°^^'^"^- 



Clamator, '/.VyM, ' 'di.' 'i?: " M^;; X.' So'c p'. 2o0 ^' ^'''^'"*°*^- 



(1849) p 



DiJ\-macis, lieichenb. NatiirL Js'i/st.', Viig. p.' xxviii ' "^P^"'^^" 



Scleroiira,"^;^ G ii/xHi/p.- 882VlSoG)- : ! ! ! R SST" 



Perdidius; ^/>,.; :/:/ o. 18G0; p! "lbs :;;;::; ; f; ESS""''"'" 



difcnt.'''"'"^' '™'^'' "' '''''^^^' "'"'^"■- ^''' ^^ '-^ ^^^ ^P^^ies quite 

 Tail of 14 feathers and about half the length of the win- 



th. .'fr'T'-' ?™'^ T ^'°^^^ ^'^^"^" t'^'' 7^h and lUth ■; 4th to 

 the bth subeciual and longest. 



Tarsus without spurs, or with one or more pairs 



Throat covered with t'eathors. 



Range. Africa, Cyprus, and S.W. Asia. 



fb ^° m" "?;:"r'"* ^"^ ^- r^'«'^'<' ^he 1st primary is slightly shorter 

 thau the 10th, so that the character of the wing fs somewhal 

 Pheasant-hke and in these two instances may be consiZed in 

 some degree to break down : but the len-th of tL VnJ f 

 distinguishes these birds as Francolins! '^ """^^ 



Ke^j to the Species. 

 A. Both webs of the primaries with a well- 

 defined row of rufous or buff spots. 

 a. A chestnut uuclial collar. 

 a'. Tln-oat black r >• 



b: Throat white . '. francohnus rf, p. 132. 



6. No chestnut nuchal collar". ^' """'^'""' ^ ' P" ^'^-■ 



c'. Scapulars chestnut or cliestnut and 

 black, with white or buff ocelli. Uudei- 



parts covered with white ocelli c/iinen<n\ rf « T?fi 



rf'. S^capulars black, edged with brown, '""'"'"' ^ ' V- ^■^^■ 

 v,-itli short transverse bars and spots of 

 but}. Underparts buff, barred with 



black „, . . - 



r'. Scanulars black, edged' witii-buff ' ! ! ' " Si o't n« ' 

 n. Both wAs of the primaries without a weUl ^ "^ ^' ' ^'^^• 



defined row of buff' spots. 

 c. With wiiite or bufl shaft-streaks on the 

 leathers of the back and scapuhu-s 

 /'. Chin and throat black. 



a". Breast-feathers black, with heart- 

 shaped white centres lathami S, p. 139. 



