LONG-BEAKED FRANCOLIN. 317 



birds comprised in this genus there is a great dis- 

 similarity to those of the following ; these residing 

 in damp places and perching upon trees, whereas 

 the latter always rest upon the ground. 



A. Tarsus maris calare uno, 

 A. Tarsus of the male with one spur. 



LONG-BEAKED FRANCOLIN. 



(Francolinus longirostris.) 



pR. corpore supra rufo-fusco atro maculato, pennis dor si luieo 

 marginatis, subtus ferrugineo-rufo immacidatoy pectore ci' 

 nereO'CCBrulescente. (J^^mm^i pectore haud cceridescente,) 



Francolin with the body beneath red-brown, spotted with dusky; 

 the feathers of the back edged with yellow ; beneath rusty-red, 

 immaculate 5 the breast grey-blue. {Female with the breast 

 scarcely blue.) 



Perdix longirostris. Temm. Gall. Ind. p. 72 1. 



Francolin ^ long bee, Temm. Pig, et Gall, 3. 323. 



This remarkable species is distinguished from 

 the other of the genus by its large beak, which is 

 almost as long as that of the Peacock ; whereas 

 the bird is only about fourteen inches in length : 

 its throat, the sides of the head, the upper part of 

 the neck, the belly, and the sides, are yellowish 

 rust-colour, without spots : the top of the head, 

 the occiput, the upper part of the back, and the 



