-1 l Mr. W. L. Sclater on Birds collected 



vvliitc, l)j(; f(;;iUjcr:s hcitij^ wliitc in Viw. centre with irregular 

 black edges; the white; ring round the bare throat-patch is 

 al>»o varici^ated with bbick hhal't-niarks. 



[" Squari " of tli". Machojjce and Macliangaan, and 

 " I(juari " of the (jorongozan arjd Nyungwis. 



1 have only seen this npeeies in the i^jrtugucse country, 

 uherc it is very c(jnirnon. Jt is, perhaps^ more a species of tljc 

 forest than of tin; ojaji bushvehl, although in many parts, as, 

 for instance, in the Inliambane District, it is found everywhere. 

 It (:origr<;gates itj small coveys up to about a dozen, although 

 ])airs are often see/i, and even ningh; old cocks. In the early 

 morning and late afternoon they visit native clearings, and 

 at all times are easily fliished with a good dog. 'J'he flight 

 is li(;avy at first, but wj-y strong and fast wh(;)i the Ijirds are 

 well on the wing, and they generally fly too far to be marked 

 d(Mvn, J believe that only the cock birds call, and they 

 invariably flo so fiom a t/r;e or lai'ge bush. ^V'hr;rl [)oint<;d 

 orffJhjvved Ijy a flog they will jump into a bush or tree and 

 ef)tnj)let(;]y mystify the animal. The " Ifjuari ^' is a great 

 runner, and I have many tiines h(;en it, wIkmi driving ff^r 

 small buck, run j)ast me without attempting to rise. The 

 call is Ifjud, and can be heard at a (considerable distance ; 

 it can only br; described as " quaii," rnniiy times repeated. 

 Jt is from its call that natives name it. Jt ap|>a)'cntly breeds 

 somewhat (;arly, and [irobably has two or three brrjods in the 

 y(;ar, ;is I have taken eggs in August and shot yoi.ng birds 

 in heeetnbei'. The four eggs brought home were founrl 

 by a native, the nest being a scr;)tehed-out IkjIIow in the 

 middle of a thif:ket filled with leaves and grass. The- 

 whole clutch was not brought t(j jne, but the " boy '' said 

 lh(;y were teji in number. 



The coloration of the soft parts is as folhjws ; — .////;. Irides 

 bi'own; bare skin of head and neek dull brick-red ; bill hoi)i- 

 coloured ; legs and toes bright r(;(l. Adull.. Jrid(;s brown, bare 

 skin round eyes, lores, and throat bright I'ed ; bill bi'ight 

 h-a\ ; blackish liin; on eulmen ; legs a,nd toes bright red, spurs 

 dusky. TIk; blackish line on the eulmen is not constant.] 



