EAST AFRICA AND UGANDA FRANCOLINS 18 
It is found both in the open plains and amongst low scrub 
on the banks of water-courses. 
At Machakos, in February 1889, this species was plentiful 
in pairs along the numerous dry water-courses south-west of 
the station, and was probably about to breed. On July 8, 
1905, a hen bird shot near Ngong had three well-developed 
eggs inside her, which goes to show that this bird has two 
breeding seasons during the year. 
Except during the breeding season it is usually found 
in coveys of from four to six. When flushed the birds scatter 
in all directions, and go off with a loud scream, but are not 
difficult to mark down. 
Male . — Top of head very dark brown edged with pale 
brown ; rest of the upperparts grey-brown blotched on one or 
both webs with black, and with pale buff shaft-stripes ; back 
and tail-coverts greyish brown, barred with buff ; a rufous 
buff stripe above and below the eye, extending to the upper 
neck, and separated by a triangular patch an inch or more 
in length of white feathers with black tips ; chin and throat 
white, the marginal feathers tipped with black ; chest buff, 
with one web or the other rich chestnut ; breast pale buff, 
irregularly barred with dark brown. Primaries chestnut 
shading into brown at their extremities. Iris brown ; bill 
blackish brown ; base of the lower mandible yellow ; feet dull 
yellowish brown. 
Length 18| inches, wing 6*5 inches, tail 2*9 inches, tarsus 
1*6 inches. 
Female . — Similar to the male, but rather smaller. 
Length 12f inches, wing 6*2 inches. 
FRANCOLINUS STREPTOPHORUS 
Francolinus strepto'phorus, Ogilvie-Grant. 
‘ Ogilvie-Grant’s Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.,’ Vol. XXII, page 145, 
Plate I. ‘Sharpe’s Hand-List,’ Vol. I, page 23. ‘Shelley’s Birds 
of Africa,’ Vol. I, page 180. ‘ Reichenow’s Vdgel Afrikas,’ Vol. I, 
page 487. 
The range of this Francolin is somewhat remarkable. It 
was first obtained by myself on March 1, 1890, near Mangiki’s 
on the southern slopes of Mount Elgon, where it was fairly 
