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a. S ad. sk. Kilimanjaro, 6000 ft. H. H. Johnston, Esq. [C.l. 



b-i. cJ $ ad.sk. Kilimanjaro, June, Aug. H. C. V. Hunter, Esq. [P.'. 



k. (S ad. sk. Useri River, July. H. C. V. Hunter, Esq. [P.]. 



37. Francolinus fischeri. 



Francolinus fischeri, Jieich. J.f. 0. 1887, p. 51 [Ussere, Wembaere 

 Steppes] ; Schaeck, Mem. Soc. Zool. Fr. iv. p. 353 (1891) ; Grant, 

 Ibis, 1892, p. 49. 



Adult female. Top of the head greyish browu ; eye-stripe, cheeks, 

 and chin white, upper cheek dotted with black ; bridle-stripe and 

 broad temple-stripe grey-brown ; upper neck and the rest of the 

 underparts clear ochre, isolated feathers with white borders, and 

 some of the breast-feathers have their tips spotted with black. 

 Feathers of the back and sides of the neck blackish brown, with 

 broad white (some with mst-red) shaft-stripes and partial grey 

 margins. Feathers of the upper back grey, with black markings 

 and rust-red shaft-stripes. Wing and rest of the upper surface 

 faded brown, with a rust-coloured streak strongly developed. Flight- 

 feathers with a clean spot at the extremity ; tail-feathers and outer 

 webs of the wings clean rust-red, with irregular cross-bars of dark 

 brown. Iris brown ; upper mandible and point of lower brownish, 

 rest of lower mandible paler. 



This species is near F. hildehrandti. Cab., but is distinguished by 

 the clearer under surface, white chin, grey tone of the neck, and 

 pale brown ground of the upper surface. Total length 12-8 inches, 

 wing 6-4, tail 4, tarsus 2. 



Hah. IJssere, Wembaere Steppes. 



38. Francolinus sqnamatus. 



Francolinus squamatus, Cassin, P. Ac. Fhilad. viii. p. 321 (1857) 

 [Cape Lopez]; Gray, List Gallina Brit. Mus. p. 51 (18G7) ; id. 

 Hand-l. B. ii. p. 26-i, no. 96G6 (1870) ; Sharpe S,- Bouvier, Bull. Soc. 

 Zool. Fr. i. p. .52 (1876) [Landana & Chinchonxo] ; Socage, Om. 

 Angola, p. 409 (1881) [Landana, Loango Coast]; Schaeck, Mhn. 

 Soc. Zool. Fr. iv. p. 383 (1891) ; Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 50. 



Francolinus ashanteusis, lieich. J.f. 0. 1877, p. 13 [Loango Coast]*. 



Francolinus petiti, Bocage, J. Sc. Lisb. vii. p. 68 (1879) ; Reich. Sf 

 Schaloic, J.f. O. 1879, p. 423 [Landana]. 



Francolinus (Scleroptera) modestus. Cab. J.f. O. 1889, p. 89 [Chin- 

 chonxo, Loango Coast], 



Francolinus modestus, lieich. J.f. O. 1890, p. 109 [Barombi Station, 

 Gaboon]. 



Adxdt male and female. Top of the head brown ; feathers of the 

 back of the neck and mantle reddish brown, shading into black 

 towards the extremity, and edged with white ; rest of the upper 



* A young example doubtfully referred to F. ashanfcnsis most probably 

 belongs to this species. 



