336 On Birds from Somaliland and Southern Abyssinia. 
sides of the body greyish brown, ornamented with narrow 
concentric black and white bands, and the lower breast, 
belly, and rest of the underparts pale ochraceous, with a few 
subconcentric black markings. It resembles F. ictero - 
rhynchus in having the upper parts indistinctly barred with 
pale greyish brown, the inner webs of the primary-quills 
mottled with pale rufous, and the ground-colour of the belly 
pale ochraceous. Iris brown ; bill, naked skin round eye, 
and legs red. Total length about 14*5 inches, culmen 1T5, 
wing 7* 1, tail 3*3, tarsus 2T. 
300. Francolinus tetraoninus. (Plate V.) 
Francolinus tetraoninus Weld-Blundell & Lovat, Bull. 
B. O. C. vol. x. p. xxii (1899). 
a. $ ad. Mendi, Abyssinia, 18 April, 1899. (No. 483.) 
[Type of the species.~\ 
Though allied to F. schuetti Cab. this species appears to be 
quite distinct. It differs chiefly in having the dark middles 
to the feathers of the nape, interscapular region, and wing- 
coverts but faintly indicated, and the chest and breast nearly 
uniform greyish brown. Iris brown ; bill dull orange-red ; 
legs and feet orange-red. Total length 12*5 inches, culmen 
1*05, wing 6*5, tail 2‘65, tarsus 1*65. 
[This new Francolin, which was met with only near 
Mendi, was found in coveys among the bamboo-jungle. 
The flight is very strong.—L.] 
301. Francolinus erckeli. 
Francolinus erckeli Rupp. ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. 
pp. 172 & 559 (1893). 
a. S' • Damai Damash, Abyssinia, 23 February, 1899. 
(No. 371.) 
Iris brown ; bill black ; legs dull yellow. 
[A darker Francolin was seen the day this bird was shot, 
but not secured.—L.] 
302. Numida ptilorhyncha. 
Numida ptilorhyncha Licht. ; Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxii. p. 379 (1893). 
