846 Messrs. Sclater and Mackwortli-Praed on [Ibis, 



3. F. C. GEDGEI. 



Francolinus geilgii O.-Grant, Ibis, 1891, p. 124: Plains 



near Mt. Elgon. 

 The darkest race, though very little more so than F. c. 



heuglini, but ^vith a browner, less grey tone on the 



back than that form. 

 Range. Mt. Elgon and Uganda. 



Francolinus sharpei. 



F7-nncoli)ius sharpii O. -Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 47 : Bogosland. 



[B. coll.] 1 Disa Apl., 4 Roseires July & Aug. Sen. 



These birds do not agree exactly with typical F. sharpei 

 from northern Abyssinia. The feathers of the breast are 

 darker and the ground-colour of the underside whiter, 

 giving a more black and white appearance to the bird. On 

 the whole, they are darker and better marked on the back 

 also. Franco/inns shaiyei is very closely allied to F. clap- 

 pertoni and its allies, but as it has more distinctive features 

 than the other races of that species we prefer to keep it 

 specifically separate at present. 



F. kdiiigseggi Madarasz (Ann. Mus. Nat. Hung. xiii. 

 1915, p. 560: Dinder river), founded on a single female, is 

 identical with or closely allied to this species. 



Francolinus sephaena granti. 



Francolinus granti Hartlaub, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 665 : 

 Unjamwezi, East Africa. 



[B. coll.] 1 Mongalla Jan. Mon. ; 2 Lado, 2 nr. Rejaf, 

 Feb. L.E. 



There seems to be no clearly marked distinction between 

 these specimens and birds from East Africa and Uganda. 

 Should they eventually prove separable, a name is to hand 

 for them in Francolinus ochrogaster Hartlaub, J. f. 0. 1882, 

 p. 327, from the Up[)er Nile. 



Francolinus coqui schlegeli. 



Francolinus schlegeli Heugl. J. f. O. 1863, p. 275 : Bongo 

 river, Bahr el Ghazal. 



