Genera Francolinus and Pternistes. 47 



Perdix adansoni, Temm. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 305 & 717 

 (1815). 



Chatopus adansoni, Swains. West Afr. ii. p. 217 (1837). 



Francolinus albiscapns, Reiclienb. Handb. Gall. figs. 1753 

 & 1754 (1853). 



Hab. West Africa : from the Niger to the Mogador Coast. 



29. Francolinus clappertoni. 



Francolinus clappertoni, Children, Denh. & Clapperton's 

 Trav. App. xxi. p. 198 (182G) ; Gray, Gen. B. iii. p. 505, 

 pi. 130 (1846). 



Perdix clappertoni, Cretzscli. Riipp. Atl. p. 13, pi. 9 (1826). 



Chcetopus clappertoni, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 882 (1856). 



Francolinus ritppelli, Gray, List Gall. B. iii. p. 33 (1844) 

 [synonymy only] . 



Hab. Kordofan, Darfar, and Bornu. 



30. Francolinus gedgii. 



Francolinus gedgii. Grant, Ibis, 1891, p. 124. 

 Hab. Central East Africa : Elgon Plains. 



31. Francolinus hartlaubi. 



Francolinus hartlaubi, Bocage, J. Sc. Lisb. ii. p. 350 (1869). 

 Hab. Western South Africa : Benguela. 



32. Francolinus icterorhynchus. 



Francolinus icterorhynchus, Heugl. J. f. O. 1863, p. 275 ; 

 Heugl. Orn. N.O.-Afr. ii. p. 894, pi. 29. fig. 1 (1873). 



Hab. Central Africa : Bongo, Djur, Kosanga, and west of 

 Albert Nyanza. 



33. Francolinus sharpii, sp. n. 



Francolinus ritppelli. Gray, List Gall. B. iii. p. 33 (1844) 

 [Abyssinian specimens] . 



Chcstopus ruppellii, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 882 (1856). 



Francolinus clappertoni, Des Murs in Lefebvre's Voy. en 

 Abyss, p. 146, pi. xii. (1845-50) ; Antin. e Salvad. Cat. Ucc. 

 p. 134 (1873) ; Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. xxi. p. 211 

 (1884). 



In 1826 Children described Francolinus clappertoni in 

 Denham and Clapperton's 'Travels,' App. xxi. p. 198. The 



