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Adult Male. — Exactly like the male of F kirki, but larger. 

 Wing, 6*5 instead of 57 inches. 



Range. — North -east Africa ; Harar. So far as we are aware, 

 only one male specimen (the type) of this species is known, 

 and it bears the same relationship to F. kirki that F. sephce?ia 

 bears to F. grant i. 



XIV. THE WHITE-THROATED FRANCOLIN. FRANCOLINUS 

 ALBIGULARIS. 



Francolinus albogularis, Gray, List Gall. B. iii. p. 35 (1844); 

 Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 149, pi. ii. 



(1893). 



Adult Male. — General colour above chestnut, blotched and 

 barred with black on the back ; greyer on the rump ; throat 

 white ; under-parts uniform buff. Total length, 9 inches ; 

 wing, 5*2 ; tail, 2-2 ; tarsus, 1*4. A pair of sharp spurs. 



Range. — W. Africa ; Gambia, Casamanze. 



This little Francolin is at present only known from a few 

 specimens, and nothing whatever is known regarding its habits 

 or nidification. 



XV. HARRIS' FRANCOLIN. FRANCOLINUS SPILOLjEMUS. 



Francolinus psiloIcB/nus (sic), Gray, List Gallinae Brit. Mus. 



p. 50 (1867). 

 Francolinus sftilolcemus, Finsch and Hartl. Vog. Ost-Afr. p. 

 586(1870); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 150, 

 pi. iii. (1893). 

 Adult Male and Female. — General colour above umber-brown, 

 blotched with black and barred with buff; below buff, with a 

 V-shaped black mark near the extremity of each feather, and a 

 blotch of chest-nut on the outer web ; flight-feathers mostly 

 bright chestnut ; chin and throat white, with a round black spot 

 near the tip of each feather. Male with a moderate pair of spurs. 

 Male: Total length, 12-3 inches; wing, 6*4; tail, 2-9; tar- 

 sus, 17. 



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