-») Collection of Birds 



About dawn the yellow-breasted francolin likes to perch on 

 the branches of trees brought down to the ground by vclt-fires. 

 This bird hides itself in the thick grass as soon as a human being 

 approaches. So far as I have observed, the very old cocks are 

 of a rather dark colour. Their clear penetrating call sounds like 

 " ggrruaei ggrruaei djrruai." 



98. FraiicoliiiHS schiitti, Cab. Kilimanjaro, \T1I. 



This goi'gcously plumed francolin is addicted to the mountain- 

 woods, especially near the smaller clearings or belts of the forest. 

 I found very young ones, just hatched, at the beginning of June. 

 Only once have I seen these birds on the wing on the tableland 

 ('about 5,000 feet above sea-level). Their startlingly clear call 

 when taking flight sounds like " terrr." 



99. Fmucoliniis hildcbraiidti, Cab. Donje Erok, IX. ; Ngap- 

 tuk, X. 



This francolin does not live on the open velt. It is only 

 met with in well-wooded, mountainous stretches of the country, 

 which offer plenty of covert. 



100. Francoliniis uhieiisis, Grant. Donje Erok, IX. ; Ngap- 

 tuk, X.; westerly ranges of Kilimanjaro, VII., VI II. 



This francolin is an inhabitant of the high African tableland. 

 It is frequently met with on the grassy slopes, and hill}- and 

 lock-strewn plains on the west of Kilimanjaro. According to 

 my observations, this bird, in its appearance and habits, much 

 resembles the common partridge. Its call is similar to that of 

 Francoliniis granti, but its rhythm differs, and the call of the 

 African partridge sounds more like that of Fcrdix cuicrca 

 (European common partridge). Towards nightfall its penetrating 

 call sounds something like " griidjitjidjidje, griitjitjidjidje, ' the 

 notes well concentrated and not sharply accentuated. 



lOi. Fraiicoli}i:is granti, Hartl. Donje Erok, V^III., IX.; 

 Yumbe ya Mawe, IV. ; Kimishira, westerly ranges of Kiliman- 

 jaro, VII., VIII. 



The clear, sharp penetrating call of this small francolin sounds 

 like " kii djidji, kii djidje, kii djidje." When the bird is startled and 

 rising on the wing the call sounds like " kidjiredjiredjiredjire.'' 



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