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529. Francolinus Natalensis, Smith, s. a. 



J., Vol. 2, p. 48 ; III ZooL, PI. 13 ; Francolinus 

 Lechoho, Smith. 



Top of head, back, scapulars, shoulders, and tail, light- 

 brown, finely mottled with brownish-black and tawny white, 

 the formel* in the shape of longitudinal blotches upon the 

 scapulars; eyebrows, sides of head, neck, breast, and ante- 

 rior part of belly, variegated black and white ; posterior 

 part of belly, vent, and under tail-coverts, a mixture of 

 black, tawny white, and light-brown ; bill reddish-brown , 

 legs, toes, and claws, reddish-yellow ; eyes brown. Length; 

 121" . wing, r ; tail, 3". 



Inhabits brusliwood thickets in the vicinity of Natal. — Dr. A. 

 Smith loc. cit., and Mr. Ayres, Ibis., Vol., 1860, p. 215. This 

 species appears to represent -F. Clamator at Natal, and bears a. 

 considerable resemblance to it. Its food, according to Mr. Ayres, 

 consists of insects and seeds ; and, like its congener, it runs with great 

 rapidity, and takes refuge in trees when roosting or disturbed. 



530. Francolinus Subtorquatus, Smith, Zooi. 



S. Af , PI. 15,9; Perdix Coqui, Smith, Report S. 

 Af Expedition. 



Upper part of head, deep rufous-brown, dashed with a 

 tinge of purple ; eyebrow, ear-coverts, back, and sides of 

 the neck, pale ochry-red ; sides of head crossed by two fine 

 black lineSj one above and one below the eye, the former 

 terminates on the side of the neck, behind the ear-coverts, 

 the latter, which springs from the base of the bill, descends 

 towards the throat, and with the corresponding one of the 

 opposite side, forms a narrow lunated collar across the 

 throat ; chest and narrow nuchal collar, vinaceous, with 

 white shafts to the feathers ; belly, flanks, and vent, creamy- 

 white, barred with broadish-black or dark-brown markings ; 

 back rusty-grey, with rufous and dark-brown transverse 

 markings, and white centre to the feathers, resembling iu 

 the distribution of the colours F. Afra. Length, 10" ; wing, 

 5" 3"' ; tail, 2" 6'", 



Found by Dr. Smith's expedition near the Tropic of Capricorn, 

 upon the slopes of stony hills covered with brushwood. Mr. 

 Arnot has forwarded specimens obtained in the Free State ; and Mr. 

 Ayres has procured it at Natal 



Dr. Smith's description is taken from an old female. The male 

 differs considerably : its colours are much brighter and darker on the 

 back ; the throat and chin are bright rufous ; there are no signs of 



