24 Capt. G. E. Shelley on Birds 



167. Palumbus arquatrix. 



Palumbus arquatrix (Temm. & Knip) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 28. 

 Zomba, Nov. ; Milanji Hills^ Sept. 



168. Haplopelia johnstoni. 



Haplopelia johnstoni, Shelley, 1. c. p. 28, pi. 3. 

 Zomba, Aug. ; Milanji Hills, Sept. 



169. TURTUR SEMITORQUATUS. 



Turtur semitorquatus (Riipp.) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 28. 

 Zomba, Aug. 



170. Turtur capicola. 



Turtur capicola (Sundev.) ; Shelley, 1. c. p. 28. 

 Zomba, Aug., Nov., Dec. ; Upper Shire River, Nov. 



171. Chalcopelia afra. 



Chalcopelia afra (Linn.) ; Shelley, Ibis, 1883, p. 323 ; 

 Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 570. 

 Zomba, Nov., Feb. 



172. Pterocles gutturalis. 



Pterocles gutturalis, Smith ; Sliarpe, B. S. Afr. p. 577. 



Chisila River Plains, near Lake Mweru, Oct. 



This specimen was probably obtained by Mr. Alfred Sharpe, 

 who has sent to Mr. Sclater a collection of mammal-skins 

 and heads from the same district. 



173. Pternistes humboldti. 



Pternistes humboldti (Peters) ; Sharpe, B. S. Afr. p. 589; 

 Ogilvie Grant, Cat. xxii. p. 176. 

 Upper Shire River, Nov. 



-(— 174. Francolinus johnstoni, sp. n. 



Zomba, ^, Oct. ; Milanji Hills, ? , Sept. 



F. similis F. hildebrandti, sed saturatior et minus rufescens : 



maculis nigris longitudinalibus latis et integris nee binis 



distinguendus. Long. tot. 13'7 poll., culm. L15, alse 



69, caudse 1*4, tarsi 1-6. 



Adult male. Very similar to the male of F. hildebrandti 



{F. altumi, F. & R.), but differs in the general shade of the 



upper parts being darker and less rufous, and more especially 



