258 Mr. A. L. Butler on the 



266. TuRNTx LBPURANA (Smith.). 



I flushed an unmistakable Turnix, presumably of this, 

 species, at Dud Mavok on March 31st, 1907. I am now 

 inclined to think that the note in my previous paper (' Ibis/ 

 1905, p. 386) under the head of this species should refer to 

 Cotui-nix delegorguei Deleg. 



267. CoTUENix DELEGORGUEI Deleg. 



a. S • Amien, 10. 4. 07. 



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I shot a female of the Harlequin Quail at Mayik on 

 April 9th, and on the morning of the 10th I flushed several 

 birds, and shot two males, just before reaching Amien. 

 This was on my return journey from Wau to Meshra. 

 Some rain had lately fallen and the young grass was 

 springing up. When I passed over the same ground in 

 January the country was very much dried up, and I did not 

 see one of these pretty Quails. I am inclined to regard those 

 that I saw^ in April as new arrivals. 



268. Ammoperdix cholmleyi. 



a. ^. Hills S. of Suakin, April 1906. 



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These pretty little Rock-Partridges were fairly common in 

 the ravines of the hills south of Suakin. They were usually 

 met with near water, and were generally in pairs, threes, or 

 fours. The males mount on the top of some large boulder 

 of rock and utter a call-note like the sharp clinking of 

 two stones. They are very active birds, making their way 

 rapidly up a precipitous hill-side with quick springs from 

 rock to rock. 



269. Francolinus gedgii Grant. 



a. c?. Ayum, 21. 1.07. 



b. <$ . Gardein, 8. 4. 07. 



This red-legged Francolin was common on the open 

 country between Meshra and the commencement of the 



