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FRANCOLINUS. FRANCOLIN. 

 Generic Character. 



Rostrum validum, mediocre, 



supra convexum, versus 



apicem incurvum. 

 Nares basales, laterales, mem- 



brana nuda fornicali semi- 



clausae. 

 Orhitos papillosae. 

 Cauda elongata, rectricibus 



duodecim. 

 Pedes tetradactyli, nudi ; tarsi 



maris aut bicalcaratis aut 



uno-calcarato. 

 Ala^ breves. 



BeaTa strong, middle sized, 



convex above, and incurved 



towards the ti p. 

 Nostrils basal, lateral, half 



closed by a naked arched 



membrane. 

 Orbits warty. 



Tail elongated, consisting of 



twelve feathers. 

 Feet four-toed, naked; the 



tarsi of the male with two 



spurs or only one. 

 Wings short. 



Francolinus. Briss. 



Perdix. Lath., Temm,, Briss. y Cuv., Vieily S^c. 

 Tetrad. Linn., Gmel. 



The Francolins are distinguished from the Par- 

 tridges by the beak being longer and stronger : 

 the tail is also longer : in the first division of the 

 genus the tarsi of the males are armed with a 

 single strong spur, and in the second with two, 

 except in the three last species, which possess one 

 spur and a hard callous tubercle, and have the | 

 throat and orbits naked. In the manners of the 



