Trapping and Banding 
More gray francolins are snared or netted in Southern Asia than 
any other game bird save possibly the migratory quail (Coturnix). 
The usual methods employed are the same as those described for black 
francolins in India and Pakistan on page 44 to 45 of this report. One 
additional,equally primitive and effective device,was the use of bird 
lime smeared on the branches utilized for roosting. 
In semi-arid Rajasthan, trappers employed by Christensen, often 
spread their net on one side of and partly over a clump of brush then 
slowly herded a family covey of nearby gray francolins from one clump of 
shrubs, across open spaces, into another clump and eventually into the 
net. From the same region comes a report of using ponies or dogs to 
flush these francolins 2 to 4 times, after which they take cover and 
may be picked up by hand from the spot in which they are hiding. 
Netting and trapping are now illegal throughout most of India and 
West Pakistan but the enforcement of applicable laws poses substantial 
problems which will probably only be solved with the passing on of those 
who make their living from braided horsehairs and cotton twine. This 
is one bird that I feel certain will outlast them. 
Size 4 leg bands are suitable for use in banding adult gray franco- 
lins. 
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