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and they were evidently attraeted by a weed which grew 

 in the deserted mealie-patches — so perhaps there is some 

 truth in the statement. In the late afternoon they resorted 

 to the hanks of the streams. On February 3rd, in two 

 hours, twenty-two brace were killed by two guns. 



150. Francolinus africanus. (.2360.) 



Examples of this Francolin from Bloemfontein had the 

 back of the tarsus grey. The Natal specimens were all from 

 the top of Inkwelo, 6800 feet (I saw no other coveys in 

 Natal). The colour of the plumage was much duller than 

 in the Bloemfontein birds. At Bloemfontein I found them 

 only on the high kopjes, and much less abundant than 

 F. yariepensis. 



151. Francolinus levaillanti. (2363.) 



This Francolin was not abundant, but possibly it had been 

 a bad breeding-season. It is a very difficult bird to flush : 

 it seems to live in small coveys and always to keep to certain 

 favourite spots; I generally found it on hill-sides some way 

 below the tops. 



152. Francolinus gariepensis. (2364.) 



Generally distributed over the veldt and the bases of 

 kopjes at Bloemfontein. The crop of one shot contained 

 berries and a few beetles, that of another bulbs. 



153. Numida coronata. (2390.) 



This Guinea-fowl is found in the Modder Bush, often in 

 large flocks. It is very quick on its legs; it flies well, and 

 can continue to do so for a considerable distance. Base 

 of the bill and base of the bone on the head blood-red, 

 remainder of both horn-coloured ; crown to below eye blood- 

 red, bare space round eye blue ; wattles mauve, with the tips 

 scarlet ; neck deep rich blue with green reflexions ; legs 

 blackish slate-coloured ; iris dark brown. 



154. Pterocles namaquus. (2401.) 



At Bloemfontein this Sand-Grouse appeared in July, often 

 in flocks of many hundreds. In August, though the greater 

 number were still in flocks, there were a few pairs breeding ; 



