Area. 425 



Length. Wing. 

 in. in. 



Male 19 8 



Female 16 9 



237. Fr. Riippelli, G. R. Gray. 



Gen. Birds, iii. p. 505. 



Perdix Clappertoni, Iliipp, (nee Childr,) Atlas, t. ix. 



Francolinus JRUppelli, Eiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 379. 



Iris brown ; naked skin around the eye and legs deep 

 red ; the male with a double spur ; bill black. 



This bird, though found in the temperate region, and 

 common in places about Antalo, rather belongs on the 

 whole to a lower zone than F. Erlcelii and F. gutturalis. 

 I never met with it in the Senaf^ pass, nor in the province 

 of Agame about Senafd or Adigrat, nor in the higher 

 valleys further south, whilst it was most abundant in the 

 Upper Lebka and Anseba valleys at from 4,000 to 5,000 

 feet. The cry is harsh and monotonous, 



238. Fr. gutturalis, Eiipp. 



fiiippell, Syst, Uebers. p. 103, t. xl. 



Iris brown ; legs yellowish brown. 



In December, January, and February these birds were 

 met with in small coveys ; subsequently they were seen 

 in pairs, generally amongst bushes in valleys, and not 

 keeping to rocky hiU-sides like the last species. They 

 were not seen in the pass, but were common around 

 Senaf^, and moderately so throughout the highlands. In 

 the Anseba valley they were less abundant than the next 

 species, but were more common in the valley itself than 

 F. Erkelii. At this time in July and August the flesh 



