. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PHASIANID^ FEANCOLINUS 211 LaijarcVs Afr. pp. 591, 854 (1884); Bryden, Kloof and Karoo, p. 808 (1889); Nicolls and Eglington, SporUm. 8. 105, fig. 42 (1892). Francolinus capensis, Shelley, Ibis, 1875, pp. 62, 85; SchaecJc, Mem. Soc. Zool. Fr. iv, p. 343 (1891); Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 48; id. Cat. B. M. xxu, p. 165 (1893); id. Game Birds i, p. 129 (1896); Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 181 (1896); Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 473 (1901); Oates, Cat. B. Eggs B. M. i, p. 39 (1901). " Pheasant" of the English, " Fazant " of the Dutch Coloni
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. PHASIANID^ FEANCOLINUS 211 LaijarcVs Afr. pp. 591, 854 (1884); Bryden, Kloof and Karoo, p. 808 (1889); Nicolls and Eglington, SporUm. 8. 105, fig. 42 (1892). Francolinus capensis, Shelley, Ibis, 1875, pp. 62, 85; SchaecJc, Mem. Soc. Zool. Fr. iv, p. 343 (1891); Grant, Ibis, 1892, p. 48; id. Cat. B. M. xxu, p. 165 (1893); id. Game Birds i, p. 129 (1896); Shelley, B. Afr. i, p. 181 (1896); Beichenow, Vog. Afr. i, p. 473 (1901); Oates, Cat. B. Eggs B. M. i, p. 39 (1901). " Pheasant" of the English, " Fazant " of the Dutch Colonists. Description. Adult ilfaZe.—Above very dark brown, almost black, the feathers of the crown slightly edged and tipped with lighter, those of the back and wings with V-shaped or narrow wavy bands. Fig, 65.—Head of Francolinus capensis. of ashy or pale rufous-white giving a scaly look to the upper surface ; feathers of the sides of the face and neck, chin and throat black edged with white; feathers of the upper breast marked like those of the back; lower breast and rest of the lower surface black with conspicuous white shaft marks and white edgings and mottlings to all the feathers. Iris reddish-brown ; bill dark horn, lower mandible orange to yellow; legs dark yellow; tarsus usually with a pair of blunt spurs. Females as a rule without spurs, though in exceptional cases, probably very old birds, they are sometimes Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stark, Arthur Cowell, d. 1899; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944; Sclater, William Lutley, 1863-1944. Fauna of South Africa. London, R. H. Porter
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