. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 196 PHASIANID^ PBANCOLINUS Sexes sometimes alike, sometimes differing considerably ; plumage chiefly mottled and streaked with shades of brown and yellow. This is a large genus, containing some forty-five species, chiefly found in Africa but extending into southern Asia from Cyprus to southern China. Out of forty-two African species, recognised by Shelley, ten occur within our Fig. 63.—Left foot of Francolinus capensis, g . x \. Key of the Species. A. Back and scapulai-s with whitish or buff shaft- marks. u. Lower breast and belly pale, uniformly ba
. The birds of South Africa. Birds. 196 PHASIANID^ PBANCOLINUS Sexes sometimes alike, sometimes differing considerably ; plumage chiefly mottled and streaked with shades of brown and yellow. This is a large genus, containing some forty-five species, chiefly found in Africa but extending into southern Asia from Cyprus to southern China. Out of forty-two African species, recognised by Shelley, ten occur within our Fig. 63.—Left foot of Francolinus capensis, g . x \. Key of the Species. A. Back and scapulai-s with whitish or buff shaft- marks. u. Lower breast and belly pale, uniformly barred with black F. coqui, p. 197. 6. Lower breast and belly not uniformly barred with black. a^. Bump and upper tail-coverts without whitish shaft marks ; below buffy-white, faintly mottled with black F. sephcena, p. 199. 6'. Eump and upper tail-coverts with whitish shaft marks like the rest of the upper 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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