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THE COMMON FRANCOLIN. 
Perdix fra ncoli n us— Lath a m, 
PLATE VI. 
Perd ix franco! in us, Latham* General History* vm, p. 271. 
— Le Francotin, Bttffbn* PL enluminee , M. and F. pta. 147 
and 14#. — PrancoHn a Cotier It wane, Temminck , Pigeons 
ei GatUnuchi iii. p. 340. 
Tiie Common Francnlin lias been placed at tbo 
extremity of those with one or more spurs upon 
the legs, of a very much barred and spotted plu- 
mage, the bill stronger, the tail more lengthened, 
and forms the genus Frau colin us of Stephens. All 
the members of it perch as well ns frequent the 
ground, and in some of the species, the legs are 
armed with spurs of very great strength anti sharp- 
ness- We have represented the common bird, as it is 
the only European species, though not the most ty- 
pical. 
The Francolin is a native of the south of Europe, 
Sicily, and the islands of the Greek Archipelago, 
Africa, and India, where it inhabits the marshy 
grounds, and thence has received the name of Mea- 
dow Partridge. In Africa, particularly upon the 
coast of Barbary, and in India, it is every where 
esteemed for its excellency at the table, and ad- 
