1922.] the African Francol'ins. 121 



Perdix levaillantoides Sniitli, Rep. Exp, Centr. Afr. 1836, 

 p. 55 : '' Country towards sources of Orange River." 



Underside ochreous-buff, breast and side feathers blotched 

 with red, but never with black. Wings : ^ 165-175 ; ? 

 162-173. 



Specimens 38. Brit. Mus. 31. Tring 6. S. R. Clarke 1. 



Hange. Cape Colony, Transvaal, Natal, etc. 



12 B. Francolinus levaillanti benguellensis Neum. 



Francolinus levaillanti benguellensis Neum. Bull. B. 0. C. 

 xxi. 1908, p. 44 : Cuima, Benguella. 



Smaller and paler than the typical race and with the red 

 blotches on the feathers of the underside rephiced by black 

 ones. Wing: ? 157. 



Specimens 1. Tring 1 (type). 



Range. Benguella. 



12 c. Francolinus levaillanti crawshayi O.-Grant. 



Francolinus crawshayi Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 181)6, p. 482 : 

 Nyika Plateau, Nyasaland. 



Like F. I. levaillanti, but whiter on the lower throat and 

 paler on the belly, which has black or very dark brown 

 blotches ; not unlike F. I. benguellensis, but with a whiter 

 throat and a redder crop. W^ing : ^ 166. 



Specimens 1. Brit. Mus. 1 (type). 



Range. Nyika Plateau, Nyasaland, at 7000 ft. 



12 D. Francolinus levaillanti mulemae O.-Grant. 



Francolinus mulemce Ogilvie-Grant, Bull. B. 0. C. xiv. 

 1903, p. 30 : Mulema, Uganda. 



Francolinus adolfi-frederici Reichw. Orn. Monats. 1908, 

 p. 48 : N.E. Ruanda. 



Very like the last race and possibly identical, but the 

 lower throat-j);itch not so white and the spotting on the under- 

 side bolder. Wings : ^ 164-173 ; ? 157-167. 



Specimens 45. Brit. Mus. 14 (type). Sir F. Jackson 21. 

 S. R. Clarke 6. Tring 3. Dr. Van Someren 1. 



Range. Uganda and Ruanda. 



