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THE COMMON ERANCOLIN. 
Perdix francolinus — ^Latham. 
PLATE VI. 
Perdix francolinus, Latham, General History, viii. p. 271. 
— Le Francolin, Buffon, PI. enluminte, M. andP. pis. 147 
and 148. — Francolin a Colier Rousse, Temminck, Pigeons 
et Gallinacbs, iii. p. 340. 
The Common Francolin Las been placed at the 
extremity of those with one or more spurs upon 
the legs, of a very much ban-ed and spotted plu- 
mage, the bill stronger, the tail more lengthened, 
and forms the genus Francolinus of Stephens. All 
the members of it perch as well as frequent the 
ground, and in some of the species, the legs are 
armed with spurs of very great strength and 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 wliere 
esteemed for its excellency at the table, and ad- 
