106 PTEKNISTES. 



F. gedgii. Gedge's F. from C. E. Africa. Like F. clappertoni, but crown and above chocolate, 

 narrowly margined white. S 12". Pair of blunt spurs. 



F. hartlaubi. Hartlaub's F. from W.S. Africa. Allied to F. clappertoni, but tail is blackish, 

 barred and edged white. 



F. dybrowski. Dybrowski's F. from Upper Congo. Allied to F. gedgii. Buff bands on 

 outer web and on margin of inner web of primaries. 



F. icterorhynchus. Heuglin's Double-spurred F. from N.C. Africa. Allied to F, clappertoni. 

 Below buff, with brown shaft stripes, and often with round black spot. S ISJ". 9 with one 

 or two pairs of blunt knobs. 



F. sharpii. Sharp's Double-spurred F. from Abyssinia. Allied to F. clappertoni. Breast 

 dark brown, margined white. 6 ISJ". 



With inner webs of primaries uniform dark irovm, sometimes dotted buff towards 

 marginal extremity. 



F. capensis. The Cape F. from S. Africa, known as the "Cape Pheasant.'' Above black, 

 with white lines parallel to margins. Below black, with white shaft stripes. Throat spotted 

 black, i 16". With one or two pairs of spurs. 



F. natalensis. The Natal F. from E.S. Africa. Below whitish, with V-shaped black marks. 

 S 13J". With one or two pairs of spurs. 



F. hildebrandti. Hildebrandt's F. from E. Africa. Similar to F. natalensis, but without 

 black shaft streaks. Below white, with heart-shaped black spots near tips. S 13^. With 

 two pairs of spurs. 



F. johnstoni. Johnston's F. from Nyasaland. Like F. hildebrandti, but no heart-shaped 

 marks, 



F. fischeri. Fischer's F. from E.C. Africa. 9 12-8". Below clear ochre. Spots at 

 extremities of flight-feathers. 



F. squamatus. The Scaled F. from W. Africa. First primary is shorter than tenth. Above 

 red-brown, blotched black, edged white. <J ISJ". With one or two pairs of spurs. 9 no spurs. 



F. schuetti. Schuetf s F. from W. Africa. Similar to F. squamatv,s. Above margined grey. 

 S 13". 



F. ahantensis. The Ahanta F. from W. Africa. Below brown, with submarginal white 

 band, edged blackish brown. <? 14". 



F, jacksoni. Jackson's F. from E. Africa. Below bright chestnut, widely margined on 

 both webs white. Bill and feet coral-red. <J 15J". With pair of spurs and supplementary 

 knob on left foot. 



F. erckeli. Erckel's F. from N.E. Africa. A few outer scapulars have buff shaft stripes. 

 Grey-brown, margined chestnut. Bill black, feet yellow. S 17". Two pairs of spurs. 9 no 

 spurs. 



Genus PTERNISTES. Bare-thkoated Fkancolins. 



The same as Francolinus, but the throat and large eye-patch is naked. Males with one pair 

 of spurs. Females without spurs. 



(i. ) Feathers of back and scapulars with dark shaft stripes. 



P. nudicollis. The Cape Bare-throated F. from S. Africa. S 15J". Naked skin round eye 

 and throat crimson. Neck-feathers black, margined grey. 



F. humboldti. Humboldt's B.T.F. from E. Africa. iJ 14". Naked skin blood-red. 



P. afer. Sclater's B.T.F. from S.W. Africa. Like P. nudicollis, but eyebrow stripe and 

 cheek are pure white. S 14". 



P. cranchi. Cranch's B.T.F. from W. Africa. Naked skin crimson. <J 14". Neck, mantle, 

 chest, and below finely mottled black and white. 



P. boehmi. Boehm's B.T.F. from C.E. Africa. Like P. cranchi, but under plumage with 

 black shaft stripes. 



P. swainsoni. Swainson's B.T.F. from S. Africa. Naked skin rose colour. S 14". 



P. rufopidus. Eeichenow's B.T.F. from Equatorial Africa. Naked skin orange, i ISJ". 

 Neck-feathers white, with black and rufous margins. 



(ii. ) Feathers of back and scapulars with white shaft stripes. 

 P. leucoscepus. Gray's B.T.F. from N.E. Africa. Chest and breast white, margined brown. 

 Naked skin orange. S 15". 



P. infuscatus. Cabani's B. T. F. from E. Africa. The southern representative of P. leucoscepus. 



