-* Collection of Birds 



About dawn the yellow-breasted francolin likes to perch on 

 the brandies of trees brought clown to the ground by velt-fires. 

 This bird hides itself in the thick grass as soon as a human being 

 approaches. So far as I have observed, the very old cccks arc 

 of a rather dark colour. Their clear penetrating call sounds like 

 " ggrruaci ggrruaci djrrnai." 



98. I'raiicolinus schiitti) C'ab. Kilimanjaro, \ III. 



This gorgeously pluincd francolin is addicted to the mountain- 

 woods, especially near the smaller clearings or belts of the forest. 

 I found very young ones, just hatched, at the beginning of June. 

 Only once have I seen these birds on the wing on the tableland 

 about 5,000 feet above sea-level . Their startlingly clc ar call 

 when taking flight sounds like " terrr." 



99. 1'rancoliuiis hildi'liniiidt!, C'ab. Donjc Krok, IX.; Xgap- 

 tuk, X. 



'1 his francolin does not live on the open veil. It is only 

 nut with in well-wooded, mountainous stretches of the country, 

 which offer plenty of covert. 



100. /*nuu~<>linHS /ilnci/sis, (irant. Donje Krok, IX.; Xgap- 

 tuk, X. ; westerly ranges of Kilimanjaro, VII., VI I I. 



'1 his francolin is an inhabitant (t the high African tableland. 

 It is frequently met with on the grassy slopes, and hilly and 

 lock-strewn plains on the west of Kilimanjaro. According to 

 my observations, this bird, in its appearance and habits, much 

 res.-mblcs the common parti id^c. Its cali is similar to that of 

 I'~ni'icolinns ^mnti, but its rhythm differs, and the call of the 

 African partridge sounds more like that of /V;v//.r <Y'/.,V<W 

 Knropcan common partridge . Towards nkdit tall its penetrating 

 call sounds something like " griidjitiidjidjc, griitjitiidjid je, the 

 notes well concentrated and not sharply accrntuated. 



101. l-'ranccli)i:is granti, llar;l. Donje I-'.rok. \TII,. IX.; 

 N umbe ya Ma\\e. I \. ; Kimi>hira, \\'i-sterly ranges (i kiliinan- 

 jaro, VI !., VIII. 



The clear, sharp penetrating call of this small francohn sounds 

 like " ku djidji, kii djidje, kn djidje." \\htn the bird i- startled and 

 rising on tin 1 win;/ the call sounds like " kidiiix'djii edjiredjire.' 



