130 Mr. C. W. Mackworth-Praed on [Ibis, 



rounded. Female — which is in this group totally unlike the 

 male — rich reddish brown, chest and under parts of uniform 

 colour. Wings : ^ 180-185 ; ? 167-180. 

 . Specimens 10. Brit. Mus. 8. Tring 2. 



Range. Kilimanjaro district and inland, limits unknown. 



2,5 B. Francolinus hildebrandti altumi Fischer & Reichw. 



Francolhms altumi Fischer & Reichw. J. f. 0. 1884, 

 p. 179, pi. 2 : Naivasha, Kenya (/olony. 



Slightly larger, male darker above than in the typical race, 



female paler below and greyer above, chest distinctly spotted. 



Some specimens from Narossara and the southern parts of 



Kenya Colony are intermediate with the last race. Wings : 



$ 190-198^9 175-183. 



Specimens 30. Brit. Mus. 5. Tring 15. Sir F. Jackson 

 9. S. R. Clarke 1. 



Range. Highlands of Kenya Colony. 



ISote. — One bird, sexed male and with large spurs, from 

 Narossara in Col. S. R. Clarke's collection, is in typical adult 

 female plumage. 



25 c. Francolinus hildebrandti helleri Mearns. 



Fi'ancolhius Idldehrandti helleri Mearns, P. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 xlviii. 1915, p. 381 : Mt. Lololokwi, northern Kenya Colony. 



This race from an isolated mountain in northern Kenya 

 Colony is said to differ from F. li. altumi. Male redder 

 brown above and with more white below, female more olive- 

 brown, less greyish. Wings : $ 188 ; $ 170. 



Specimens. None examined. 



Range. Only known from the type-locality. 



25 D. Francolinus hildebrandti johnstoni Shelley. 



Francolinus joJinstoni Shelley, Ibis, 1894, p. 24 : Milanji 

 Hills, Nyasaland. 



Male as in the typical race but less thickly marked below, 

 and the markings forming stripes not spots. Female quite 

 distinct, duller and browner on the underside. Wings : 

 $ 176-183; ? 166-174. 



Specimens 11. Brit. Mus. 10 (type). Tring 1. 



