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FRANCOLINUS PILEATUS. 593 
fly to them immediately, if chased by a dog, or in any other way 
suddenly disturbed—otherwise they run.” Mr. T. H. Buckley says 
that it was the commonest Francolin throughout the Transvaal up 
to the Matabele country, and Mr. Ayres writes :—“‘ This Francolin 
is not very plentiful just round Rustenburg; but amongst the 
mountains it is as common as P. swainsoni, frequenting the same 
localities, and always found in wooded situations close to water.’ 
The late Mr. Frank Oates obtained a specimen on the Makalapsi 
River in August. 
Birds with their eggs have been sent us from Mahuras country 
by Mr. Arnot. The latter are pale brown, immaculate. Axis, 
eScsp diam. 1” 5". 
This species is also the Francolinus lechoho of Sir Andrew Smith, 
and Dr. Exton tells us ‘‘that the Bechuana name for all Francolins 
is Lisogo in the plural, Mésogo in the singular number.” 
Top of head, back, scapulars, shoulders, and tail, light brown, 
finely mottled with brownish-black and tawny white, the former in 
the shape of longitudinal blotches upon the scapulars ; eyebrows, 
sides of head, neck, breast, and anterior 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, 124”; wing, 7’; tail, 3’. 
Fig. Smith, Ill. Zool. 8. Afr. Aves, pl. 13. 
571. Francouius piteatus, Smith. Pileated Francolin. 
This Francolin belongs to the section of the genus where there 
are more or less well-marked white shaft-stripes on the feathers of 
the back and wing. It has triangular spots of chestnut on the 
lower neck and fore-part of the chest: the remainder of the under 
surface of the body being narrowly barred with dusky vermicula- 
tions, with no brown shaft-stripes or strongly defined buff streaks 
along the shafts of the feathers. 
Sir Andrew Smith procured the present species on the banks 
of the Marico River to the north of Kurrichane, frequenting open 
localities, and feeding in grassy places, on bulbs, seeds, and 
insects. 
Dr. Exton writes :—“ Sir A. Smith appears to have overlooked the 
fact of this being a crested Francolin. I have only found it on 
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