16 Mr. C. H. B. Grant on a Collect ion of 



The birds from Uganda are rather longer in tlie wing 

 than those from the type-locality, but as some intergrade 

 "with the western birds, it simply shows that F. i. emini is 

 quite a good subspecies, and that the range of wing- 

 measurements is from 174—187 mm., as against 162-167 mm. 

 in F. i. icterorhynchus. 



[Irides brown, eyelids yellowy bare skin behind eye yellow ; 

 bill black, yellow at base ; legs and toes dusky orange. 

 Found in long grass in well wooded country.] 



8. Francolinns hildehrandti altuiui. Altum's Francolin. 

 (Plate II.) 



Francolinns altumi Fisch, & Rchw. J. f. O. 1884^ p. 179, 

 pi. ii. : Lake Naiwasha, B.E.A. 



a. S ad. Mt. Suswa. Sept. 26. 



b. S j"v. Lemek Valley, 6500 ft. Oct. 7. 



c. S ad. E. of Mt. Leganisho, 6600 ft. Oct. 31. 



The October adult is rather paler above (owing to fading) 

 and more worn than the September one. 



[Aduli : Irides brown ; bill black, lower and base of 

 upper mandible orange ; legs and toes reel, claws horn. 



Juv. : Irides brown ; bill horn, base of lower mandible 

 light horn ; legs and toes red.] 



Total length in flesh : Ad. 15 inches. Weight 1 lb. 

 Wing : 189 and 198 mm. Total length in flesh : Juv. 

 13f inches. Wing: 163 mm. 



The young bird is apparently in first dress, and below is 

 more the colour of the female, with the spotted appearance 

 of the adult carried throughout, but mostly of a more 

 brownish black, less apparent on the breast and abdomen. 

 Above it is rather paler than the adult, is mottled with 

 black, and has no spurs. It is generally much darker than 

 a young male from Nyasaland. 



There are in the Museum collection two adult males and 

 three adult females, taken in British East Africa at Gilgil 

 River, Morendat River, and Lake Elmenteita, and in the 

 Jackson collection two adult males from Elmenteita and 



