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PHASIANID] FRANCOLINUS 207 



cry generally heard in early morning and about sundown ; jt lies 

 well, but does not appear to be difficult to flush ; it is a strong flyer 

 and is very good eating. 



Ayres found it nesting in rough grass in a dry place not far 

 from water ; the eggs are dark tawny spotted with brown ; they 

 are somewhat abruptly pointed at the short end and measure 

 1-43 x 1-06. 



652. Francolinus jugularis. Biittikofer's Francolin. 



Francolinus gariepensis (nee Smith), StricM. and Scl. Contrib. Ornitli. 



1852, p. 157 ; Fleck, Journ. Ornitli. 1894, pp. 378, 391. 

 Scleroptera gariepensis, Gurney, in Andersson's B. Damaral. p. 245 



(1872). 

 Francolinus jugularis, BiittiJtofer, Notes Leyd. Mus. xi, pp. 76, 77, pi. 4 



(1889) ; Schaeck, Mem. Soc. Zool. Fr. iv, p. 342 (1891) ; Grant, Ibis, 



1890, p. 348, 1892, p. 45 ; id. Cat. B. M. xxii, p. 156 (1893) ; id. 



Game Bds. i, p. 121 (1896) ; Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 181 (1896) ; 



Eeiclienow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 489 (1901). 



Description. Closely resembling F. gariepensis, but rather paler 

 both above and below and with the chestnut spots on the breast 

 hardly developed except on the upper chest and flanks, where they 

 are much smaller and less conspicuous. 



Length 13-0; wing 6-9 ; tail 3-20; tarsus 1-45; culmen 1-1. 



Distribution This bird takes the place of the Orange River 

 Francolin in the extreme western portion of our area, being found 

 throughout German South-west Africa and Southern Angola. It 

 was obtained at Reheboth in Gt. Namaqualand by Andersson, and 

 at Mutschumi in the Kalahari by Fleck. 



Habits. Andersson gives the following account : "I only met 

 with this beautiful Francolin on the high tablelands of Damara and 

 Great Namaqualand, but there it is frequently very abundant in 

 coveys usually of six or eight individuals, though sometimes as few 

 as three birds, and at others as many as fourteen compose the 

 covey. 



" These Francolins invariably frequent grassy slopes sprinkled 

 with dwarf bush ; they lie very close, and after having been once 

 or twice flushed, are not easily found again, even with the assistance 

 of dogs. They feed on bulbs, grass, berries and seeds, and their 

 flesh is very good for the table." 



Fleck, who gives us a somewhat similar account, states that it 



