hy Mr. Claude Grant in Soutli Africa. 43 



loud, and might be easily mistaken for that of Pternistes 

 nudicolUs. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides brown ; bill orauge- 

 red ; legs and toes bright red.] 



G57. Pternistes nudicollis. 



CC. Kiiysna, Feb. (1 ? ) ; Pletteuberg Bay, Mch. (1 ? 

 juv.); Tv. Legogot, Apl. (1 ? ). 



The example from Legogot is rather different-looking 

 from that from Knysna. Owing to the increased white on 

 the centres of the feathers of the breast it is altogether a 

 lighter-looking bird. 



There is only one example of this species in the British 

 Museum with definite data; this is a male obtained by 

 Barrett at Lydenburg ; in the white striping it is inter- 

 mediate between the Legogot and Knysna specimens. 



I think that it would be inadvisable to come to any definite 

 conclusions until more material has come to hand for 

 comparison. 



[This is also a Francolin of the bush, frequenting the 

 rough scrub and fine bush in the kloofs and river-valleys 

 and the thicker parts of forest-country. In the Knysna 

 District I have seen coveys of this bird of a dozen to twenty. 

 The call is harsh and loud, and is generally heard in the 

 mornings and evenings. 



The soft parts of an adult are : — Irides brown ; bare 

 skin round eyes, lores, and throat dull brick-red ; bill much 

 brighter ; legs and toes red. The young bird has the irides 

 brown ; bare skin round, eyes, cere, and throat faintly 

 tinged with red ; bill horn-coloured; legs and toes dull red.] 



658. Pternistes humboldti. 



P. Coguno, June, Julj^ Aug. (5 c? , 2 ? ) ; Beira, Nov., 

 Dec, Feb. (3 (^, 3 ?, 1 ? juv.). 



Four eggs from Coguno taken in August. 



The young bird — a male, dated December 18, from 

 Beira — differs chiefly from the adult in the absence of the 

 black patch on the abdomen ; this is mottled black and 



