1917-] Birds from British East Africa. 421 



Francolinus nluensis. 



Francotinus ulueiisis Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1892, p, 44 

 [Maclmkos] ; C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 13. 



? ad. Ithanga Hills. 27th September. Wing 165 mm. 



? ad. „ 28th September. „ 160 mm. 



Tlie Machakos Francolin was met with only in the Thika 

 district, where it was the commonest game-bird. It was 

 generally observed in coveys of four or five. 



Francolinus sephaena grantii. 



Francolinus grantii Hartlaub, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 665, pi. 39 

 fig. 1 [Unyamuezi]. 



Francolinus sephana grantii C. Grant, Ibis, 1915, p. 10. 



1. ? ad. Tsavo River. 20th July. Wing 138 mm. 



2. (S ad. „ 22nd July. „ 140 mm. 



3. cS ad. „ 28th July. „ 158 mm. 



4. ? . Ithanga Hills. 5th October. „ 141 mm. 

 Specimen No. 3 is unusually large for this race, but 



agrees in other respects, being much redder above than 

 Neumann's description of F. s. schoensis (Neumann, J. f. O. 

 1904, p. 357). 



Iris brown or hazel ; bill dark ; legs red, pink in No. 3. 



Very common in the bush along the Tsavo. Its call was 

 always to be heard in the morning and evening. It occa- 

 sionally perched on a tree when flushed. I only saw one or 

 two on the Thika. 



Francolinus coqui coqui. 



Perdix coqui Smith, Rep. Exp. C. Afr. 1836, p. 55 

 [Kurrichaine]. 



Francolinus coqui Reichw. Vog. Afr. i. 1901, p. 492. 



$ ad. Ithanga Hills. 8th October. Wing 137 mm. 



^ . „ 27th September. „ 140 mm. 



Iris light brown; bill dsrk; legs yellow. 



This Francolin was not very numerous. When flushed 

 it made for the nearest thick cover, and was exceedingly 

 hard to put up again. 



