collected in East Africa. 551 



288. Francolinus granti. 



Francolinus granti, Hartl. ; Fischer, Zeitschr. i. p. 382 

 (1884; Little Aruscha, Par^, coast to Kilimanjaro, Ngaruka, 

 Nguruman) ; id. J. f. O. 1885, p. 119 (Bagamoyo, Pangani, 

 Mombasa, Kij)iui, Lamu, Barawa, Maurui) ; Eeichen. J. f . O. 

 1887, p. 52 (Salanda, Kagehi, Ugaia) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1888, 

 p. 303 (Tata, Manda Isl.) ; id. P. Z. S. 1889, p. 370 (Useri 

 River) ; Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 42. 

 No. 83. $ . Machako's, Feb. 23, 1889. 

 No. 118. 2 . Victoria Nyanza, Oct. 27, 1889. The first 

 seen or heard since leaving Ukambani. 



289. Francolinus uluensis. 



Francolinus uluensis, Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 44. 

 No. 78. c? . Machako's, Feb. 19, 1889. 

 No. 110. c?. Machako's, March 26, 1889. 



Mr. Ogilvie Grant has recently described this species 

 from Mr. Jackson's collection [antea, p. 44). 



290. Francolinus elgonensis. 



Francolinus elgonensis, Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1891, p. 126, 



1892, p. 45. 



No. 269. ?. Mount Elgon, Feb. 15, 1890.— Iris brown; 

 bill dusky horn-colour, lower mandible fading into 

 whitish-brown colour at base ; feet pale yellowish white. 

 Shot out of a covey of four at 11,000 feet. Apparently 

 the same species as seen on Mau at about 9000 feet. 

 This is another of Mr. Jackson's discoveries, and has been 



described by my colleague Mr. Ogilvie Grant from the 



above-mentioned specimen. 



291. Francolinus gedgii. (Plate XIV.) 

 Francolinus gedgii, Ogilvie Grant, Ibis, 1891, p. 124, 1892, 



p. 47. 



No. 1. d ad, Elgon Plains, Feb. 2, 1890. — Legs brown in 

 front ; reddish from behind ; iris dark brown. 

 The characters which distinguish this new species, named 

 in honour of Mr. Gedge, who accompanied Mr. Jackson on 

 his expedition, have been fully given by Mr. Grant (?. c). 



