The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Francolin \Fran"co*lin\, n. [F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp.
   francolin.] (Zool.)
   A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied
   genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F.
   vulgaris) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now
   nearly restricted to Asia.
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