81 Mr. S. A. Neave on the Birds of 



3. Fkaxcolinus johnstoni. 



Franc oli aus johnstoni (Shelley); Neave, loc. cit. p. 3. 



4. Francolinus coqui. 



Francolinus cuqui (A. Smith) ; Reich. Vog. Afrikas, 

 vol. i. p. 492 ; Grant, Cat. Birds B. M. xvii. p. 143 (1893). 



No. 220. ? ad. Upper Lualaba R., 3800 ft., May 30, 

 1907. 



Bill — yellow base, black tip, brownish horn-colour over 

 nostrils; feet orauge-yellow ; iris light brown. 



I very rarely actually saw this bird, which seems rather 

 shy. Its cry of " Jessee "" many times repeated is, however, 

 not infrequently heard in the woodland towards evening. 



5. Pternistes m el anog aster. 



Pternistes melanog aster Neum.; Neave, loc. cit. p. 3. 

 By no means uncommon in the Luangwa Valley. Not a 

 plateau species. 



6. Pternistes swainsoni. 



Pternistes swainsoni (Smith); Neave, loc. cit. p. 4. 



No. 471. <$ . Lundazi R., Upper Luangwa Valley, 

 2000 ft., March 3, 1908. 



Bill — upper mandible dusky brown ; lower mandible, 

 nostiils, and all bare skin on face and neck scarlet ; feet dark 

 brown ; tarsi reddish brown j iris dark brown. 



The same remarks apply to this species as to the last. 



7. Pternistes cranchi. 



Pternistes cranchi (Leach) ; Neave, loc. cit. p. 4. 



No. 291. S juv. Bunkeya R., 3000 ft., July 27, 1907. 



Bill brownish horn-coloured, lower mandible pinkish; feet 

 salmon-pink ; iris brown. 



No. 300. <J ad. Bunkeya R., July 31, 1907. 



Bill brick-red ; feet red ; iris dark olive-brown ; other 

 bare parts red. 



No. 301. ? ad. Bunkeya R., July 31, 1907. 



Bill and feet red ; iris dark brown ; bare parts red. 



