Genera Francolinus and Pternistes. 35 



middle feathers are in addi- 

 tion edged with black. 

 a'. Middle of breast and belly 

 pale buff, with black 

 shaft-stripes. 



a*. Nape rufous buff F. gutturalisj S $ • 



b^. Nape dusky grey F.Jimchi, 2 • 



//. Middle of breast and belly 

 pale buff, with irregular 

 arch-shaped black bars, 

 giving it an ocellated ap- 

 pearance, 

 c*. Inner webs of the pri- 

 maries brown, more or 

 less mottled with ru- 

 fous F. africanus, <^ 2 • 



fl^. Inner webs of the pri- 

 maries mostly chestnut. F. uhierish'<, (^ . 

 '. Throat white, neither spotted 

 with black nor surrounded by 

 a black line; feathers of the 

 upper back chestnut in the 

 middle, variegated with black 

 and margined with grey .... F. casiatieicolHs, $ . 

 , Throat pure white, circum- 

 scribed by a marked black 

 line. 

 c^. The black and white super- 

 ciliary stripes meet at the 

 back of the head, and are 

 confluent on the nape .... F. hvaillanti, c? $ . 

 d^. The black and white super- 

 ciliary stripes do not meet 

 at the back of the head, but 

 continue down the sides of 

 the neck. 

 c~. Upper back and nape with 

 a large rufous chestnut 

 patch spotted with black. F. elffonensis, $ . 

 (P. Upper back like the rest 

 of the upper parts : only 

 nape rufous, 

 f*. Ijower part of breast 

 and belly rich buff, 

 streaked with chestnut 

 and dotted with black. F. gariepensix, J 2 • 



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