Hunted boar, francolin, dove and pheasant on Oahu. From Wordnik.com. [Del I noticed your hawaii hunting pictures. Is that pohakalua training area?] Reference
The runaway slave, whom you brand, is only a spotted francolin with us. From Wordnik.com. [The Birds] Reference
It is listed as vulnerable and hunting is a threat for both francolin species. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
The King hunted joyously and hard, flushing out cranes from the riverbank and partridge and francolin. From Wordnik.com. [The Falcons of Montabard]
One sort of francolin is still to be met with in the countries of Europe that border on the Mediterranean. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks A Magazine for the Young (Date of issue unknown)] Reference
It is about the size of a barn-door hen; it has a long beak, and in plumage is like the francolin-partridge. From Wordnik.com. [The History of Animals] Reference
Two of these species are strictly endemic to Mount Cameroon: Mount Cameroon francolin (Francolinus camerunensis, EN) and the Mount Cameroon speirops (Speirops melanocephalus, VU). From Wordnik.com. [Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests] Reference
Notable mountain forest birds are the Rwenzori turaco, Musophaga johnstoni and the handsome francolin, Francolinus nobilis; also the forest ground thrush Turdus oberlaenderi and the shoebill Balaeniceps rex. From Wordnik.com. [Virunga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo] Reference
Other birds include scarlet-tufted malachite sunbird Nectarinia johnstoni, mountane francolin Francolinus psilolaemus, Mackinder's eagle owl Bubo capensis mackinderi, and the locally threatened scarce swift Schoutedenapus myioptilus. From Wordnik.com. [Mount Kenya National Park and National Forest, Kenya] Reference
The near-endemic grey-striped francolin (Francolinus griseostriatus) occurs mainly on the escarpment of the Angolan Scarp Savanna and Woodland ecoregion, but its range is very localized and it has been recorded in the Afromontane region. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Forest birds include green ibis Mesembrinibis cayennensis (local Mount Kenya race), Ayre's hawk eagle Hieraaetus dubius, Abyssinian long-eared owl Asio abyssinicus, scaly francolin Francolinus squamatus, Ruppell's robin-chat Cossypha semirufa, and numerous sunbirds (Nectariniidae). From Wordnik.com. [Mount Kenya National Park and National Forest, Kenya] Reference
Lc francolin brun tachete « 7f lit coq de bruyere a longuc queue 1 1 7. From Wordnik.com. [Essays Upon Natural History, and Other Miscellaneous Subjects,] Reference
Still we had some rare sport, the more especially with pigs and francolin. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha] Reference
Of these the most valuable for the table are the partridge, the francolin, and the woodcock. From Wordnik.com. [History of Phoenicia] Reference
The francolin is hunted by men on foot in the country between Shiraz and Kerman, and is taken by the hand after a few flights. From Wordnik.com. [The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5. (of 7): Persia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations.] Reference
On the coast of Karamania the ibex is to be found in considerable quantities; the red-legged partridge and the francolin are also very abundant, and give capital sport. From Wordnik.com. [Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha] Reference
Then the scared birds came back: the waxbills, and love-birds, and finches, and sparrows darted in and out among the bushes, and the partridge, and quail, and francolin ventured down to drink. From Wordnik.com. [The Dop Doctor] Reference
Rolfe also had visited the island, and remembered it much more agreeably, his impressions seeming to be chiefly gastronomic; he recalled the exquisite flavour of Cyprian hares, the fat francolin, the delicious beccaficoes in commanderia wine; with merry banter from. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
The grasslands surrounding the pans support a moderate bird fauna with species such as ostriches, secretary birds (Sagittarius serpentarius), kori bustards (Ardeotis kori), korhaans (Eupodotis spp.), sandgrouse (Pterocles spp.) and francolin (Francolinus spp.) being common. From Wordnik.com. [Zambezian halophytics] Reference
The grasslands support species such as the secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) and Shelly’s francolin (Francolinus shelleyi). From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Swierstra’s francolin (Francolinus swierstrai, VU) is known only from a few montane areas in Angola, though it has not been established whether it is forest-dependent, as it has also been observed in other habitat types. From Wordnik.com. [Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic] Reference
Why, there is the francolin. From Wordnik.com. [The Birds] Reference
Faith! there is the francolin. From Wordnik.com. [The Eleven Comedies, Volume 2] Reference
Le grand francolin de TAmerique 137. From Wordnik.com. [Essays Upon Natural History, and Other Miscellaneous Subjects,] Reference
Le francolin a poitrine rouge « 138. From Wordnik.com. [Essays Upon Natural History, and Other Miscellaneous Subjects,] Reference
The francolin. From Wordnik.com. [Essays Upon Natural History, and Other Miscellaneous Subjects,] Reference
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