Genera Friiiu'oliuu.s and Pteniistes. 49 



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



Perdix clamutor, Tciiiai. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 298, 717 

 (1815). 



Francolinus clamata, Stepli. in Shaw's Gen. Zool. xi. p. 327 

 (1819). 



Francolinus clamator, Layard, B. S. Afr. p. 268 (1867). 



Perdix (Francolinus) clamosus, Less. Traite d'Orn. p. 504, 

 pi. 87. fig. 2 (1831). 



Perdix nudicollis, Temm. Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 317 & 720 

 (1815) [part]. 



Hab. South Africa : Cape Colony, extending to the 

 Orange River, and Robben Island. 



35. Francolinus natalensis. 



Francolinus natalensis, Smith, S. Afr. Journ. (2) p. 48 

 (1833) ; Smith, 111. ZooL S. Afr. pi. 13 (1838). 



Chatopus natalensis, Bonap. C. R. xlii. p. 882 (1856). 



Perdix lechoho, Smith, Rep. Exp. Cent. Afr. p. 54 (1836). 



Hab. Eastern South Africa : Matabeleland, Transvaal, 

 Swaziland, Natal. 



36. Francolinus iiildebrandti. 



Francolinus [Scleroptera) hildebrandli, Cabanis, J. f. O. 

 1878, p. 206, and 1879, p. 243, pi. iv. fig. 2; Grant, Ann. 

 Mag. N. H. ix. p. 144 (1891). 



Francolinus altumi, Fischer & Reich. J. f. O. 1884, p. 179, 

 pi. ii. 



The last collection sent home by Mr. F. J. Jackson con- 

 tains an immature specimen changing from the female or 

 " hildebrandti " plumage into that of the male or " altumi." 

 This specimen in many points agrees w^ell enough with 

 Dr. Reichenow's description of F. fischeri, but the wings and 

 tail are brown, mottled with rufous buff, instead of clear 

 rust-red, barred with dark brown as in the latter. 



Hab. East Africa: Masai-land, Kilimanjaro and Kikuyu. 



37. Francolinus fischeri. 



Francolinus fischeri, Reich. J. f. O. 1887, p. 51. 

 Huh. Ussure, A'icforia Nyanza. 



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