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522. Francolinus nudicollis. Eggs of this species pro- 

 cured by my son are precisely similar to those of F. clamator 



(No. 251). 



523. Francolinus adspersus. Mr. Chapman brought me 

 eggs of this species from Namaqualand. They are very singu- 

 larly shaped, appearing as if truncated at each end. The shell 

 is very thick, being the twenty-fourth part of an inch, very 

 dense and heavy, inside pure white and iridescent, outside very 

 pale cream-colour; axis 1" 7"', diam. 13'". 



526. Francolinus levaillanti. Eggs sent by my son 

 from Grootevadersbosch are rather larger and redder-coloured 

 than those of F. afer (I^o. 525) ; axis 1" 8'", diam. 1" 4'". 



529. Francolinus natalensis. Specimens of this Fran- 

 colin, with its eggs, have been sent by Mr. Arnott from Mahura's 

 country; the latter are pale brown, immaculate; axis 1" 8'", 

 diam. 1" 5'". 



533. TuRNix HOTTENTOT A. Mr. Atmorc writes: — "I have 

 taken several nests of this bird ; one was on a rocky mound near 

 Swellendam, the others on the Ruggens. I never saw one in a 

 vley. Eggs, five in number, much pointed and very like those 

 of our Ring-Dotterel, Charadrius tricollaris." Mr. Atmore is not 

 far wrong in the resemblance. Some sent me by Miss A. Van- 

 der-Byl are very abruptly pointed, and densely covered with 

 small dark brown spots on a light grey-brown ground, closely 

 resembling those of the Ceylonese Turnix ocellata; axis 11'", 

 diam. 9"'. 



538. Pterocles VARiEGATus. (C/. Ibis,1868, p. 269, & 1869, 

 p. 78.) This species, with its eggs, has been sent from several 

 places far within the limits laid down in my ' Birds of South 

 Africa.^ The eggs are a pale dull greenish-brown, spotted with 

 light brown and indistinct purple, and upon this more sparsely 

 spotted with dark brown. 



549. EupoDOTis AFROiDEs. Eggs, from Dr. Exton, are similar 

 to those of E. nfra (No. 548). 



553. CuRSORius sENEGALENsis. A single specimen answer- 

 ing in every respect to this bird was shot by Dr. Exton at Dag- 



