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cranch’s francolin. 
both streaks arising from the base of the beak : 
sides of the neck, and under parts of the body, 
white, dashed with brown ; the brown marks largest 
as they are farthest from the upper parts : the mid- 
dle of the breast and belly brown for the most part: 
vent and thighs white : tail short, scarcely more 
than an inch long, and spread : legs red, furnished 
with a curved spur as long as the hind claw. In- 
habits Africa.’’ 
Temminck considers this to belong to his Fran- 
colin a gorge nue, but the great difference in size 
bespeaks it another species : this bird being full 
three inches less, and differing considerably in its 
markings from the young of the former species, 
which is the nearest in size ; and is transversely 
barred beneath, whereas this is longitudinally 
striped : it differs also in other respects. 
cranch’s francolin. 
(Francolinus Cranchii.) 
Fr. corpore supra cinerascente-hrunneo suhtus albido, maculis 
atro-J'uscis variegalo ; maculis ventralibus elongatis Jerrugineis 
guld nudd. 
Francolin with the body beneath grey-brown, beneath whitish, 
varied with dark brown spots, those of the belly elongated and 
inclining to ferruginous 5 the throat naked. 
Perdix Cranchii. Leach. App. IV, in Congo. Narr. p, 408 . 
