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was not at all common. We always met with it in very dense 
scrub, where it was hard to see, as it was shy and quickly 
disappeared from view. 
196. Turtur damarensis. Damara Turtle-Dove. 
Turtur damarensis Finsch. 
Iris orange-brown ; bill black ; legs reddish. 
197. Chalcopelia chalcospilos. Emerald-spotted Wood- 
Dove. 
Chalcopelia chalcospilos Bp. 
Iris brown ; bill and legs dull red. 
The Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove was not uncommon, 
generally near water, amongst thick forest bush. 
198. Pterocles gutturalis. Yellow-throated Sand- 
Grouse. 
Pterocles gutturalis Smith. 
Iris brown ; bill and legs dark grey. 
The large packs of Yellow-throated Sand-Grouse which 
frequented the Kapiti Plains were generally tame and 
allowed me to approach quite close before they got up, when 
they would fly a very short distance and settle again. On 
the Athi Plains and all along the Athi River, where no doubt 
they have been much shot at, they were unapproachable 
and wild. 
199. Francolinus hildebrandti. Hildebrandt’s Francolin. 
Francolinus hildebrandti Cab. 
Iris brown ; upper mandible dusky brown, lower mandible 
red; feet coral-red. 
HildebrandPs Francolin was only obtained on the west side 
of Lake Naivasha amongst the thick scrub and rocks. It 
was a very shy bird and difficult to obtain, but is probably 
not very uncommon there, though, owing to the difficulty of 
flushing it, it is seldom seen. Like all the Francolins, it 
is a tremendous runner and trusts to its legs to escape 
observation. 
