1922.] the African Francolins. 113 



underside. At its southern limit near Lamu it appears to be 

 found together with typical F. s. granti, and they no doubt 

 intergrade. .Wings: S 135-142; ? 130-136. 



Specimens 14. Brit. Mus. 4. Dr. Van Someren 8. Sir F. 

 Jackson 1, Tring 1. 



Range. Coast of southern Italian Somaliland and as far 

 south as Lamu. 



5 1. Francolinus sephaena schoanus Heugl. 



Francolimis srlioensis Heuglin in Petermann's Mittheil. 

 1869, p. 415 : Slioa (nom. nud.). 



Francolinus schoanus Heuglin, Orn. Nord-Ost-Afr. iii. 

 1873, p. 891: Shoa. 



Size larger than in F. s. granti, but otherwise apparently 

 indistinguishable. Never any striping beneath. Wings : 

 (? 147-156; ? 147-8. 



Specimens 30. Brit. Mus. 14. Tring 16. 



Mange. Most of Abyssinia, except the eastern portion. 



5.1. Francolinus sephaena spilogaster Salvadori. 



Francoliiius spilogaster Salvadori, Ann. Mus. (*iv. Geneva, 

 vi. 1888, p. 541 : Harar. 



A still larger race and almost invariably striped on the 

 underside. The only specimens lacking stripes are some 

 collected by Sir G. F. Archer at the summit of the Goolis 

 Range in British Somaliland. Wings: S 155-165; ? 149- 

 158. 



Specimens 2S. Brit. Mus. 16. S. R. Clarke 7. Sir G. F. 

 Archer 4. Tring 1. 



Range. Harar and eastern Abyssinia, and British Somali- 

 land. 



6. Francolinus icteropus Hougl. 



Fra)icolinus icteropus Heuglin, Sitzb. Ak. Wien, 1856, 

 p. 303 (nom. nud.) ; J. f. 0. 1862, p. 412 (1st descr.) : 

 Southern slopes of the high mountains of Semien, alt. 10,000- 

 11,000 ft. 



Francolinus icteropus Hartlaub, P. Z. S. 1865, pi. 39. 



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