THE FRANCOLINS. II5 



Adult Male. — Exactly like the male of F. kirki, but larger. 

 Wing, 6'5 instead of 57 inches. 



Range. — North-east Africa ; Harar. So far as we are aware, 

 only one male specimen (the type) of this species is known, 

 and it bears the same relationship to F. kirki that F. sephcena 

 bears lo F. granti, 



XIV. THE WHITE-THROATED FRANCOLIN. FRANCOLINUS 

 ALBIGULARIS. 



Francolinus albogidaris^ Gray, List Gall. B. iii. p. 35 (1844); 

 Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 149, pi. ii. 

 (1893). 



Adult Male. — General colour above chestnut, blotched and 

 barred with black on the back ; greyer on the rump ; throat 

 white ; under-parts uniform buff. Total length, 9 inches ; 

 wing, 5-2 ; tail, 2-2 ; tarsus, 1-4. A pair of sharp spurs. 



Range. — W. Africa ; Gambia, Casamanze. 



This little Francolin is at present only known from a few 

 specimens, and nothing whatever is known regarding its habits 

 or nidification. 



XV. HARRIS' FRANCOLIN. FRANCOLINUS SPILOL^MUS. 



Francolinus psilolcemus {sic), Gray, List Gallinae Brit. Mus. 



p. 50 (1867). 

 Francolinus spilolcemus, Finsch and Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 



586 (1870); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 150, 



pi. iii. (1893). 

 Adult Male and Female. — General colour above umber-brown, 

 blotched with black and barred with buff; below buff, with a 

 V-shaped black mark near the extremity of each feather, and a 

 blotch of chest'nut on the outer web ; flight-feathers mostly 

 bright chestnut ; Lhin and tJwoat ivhite, with a round black spot 

 near the tip of each feather. Male with a moderate pair of spurs. 

 Male: Total length, 12*3 inches; wing, 6-4; tail, 2*9; tar- 

 sus, 1-7. 



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