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GENUS II. CURSORIUS. COURSER. 



Bill somewhat shorter than the head, slender, rather 

 broader than high at the base, compressed toward the end ; 

 the gape-line gently arched. Nostrils sub-basal, oblong, in 

 the fore part of the rather short sinuses. Legs long, slender ; 

 tarsus anteriorly scutellate ; toes three, short, the outer two 

 connected by a narrow basal membrane ; claws small, slender, 

 acute. Wings long, narrow, acute, the first and second 

 quills about equal ; tail moderate or short, of twelve obtuse 

 feathers. 



1. Cursorius Europceus. Cream-coloured Courser. Pale 

 brownish-yellow, lighter beneath ; a triangular black spot on 

 the nape ; two bands, a white and a black, from the eye to 

 the occiput. 



GENUS III. GLAREOLA. PRATINCOLE. 



Bill short, moderately stout, broader than high at the 

 base, compressed toward the end ; the gape-line considerably 

 arched. Nostrils basal, oblong, oblique. Legs of moderate 

 length, very slender ; tarsus reticulated ; hind toe very small ; 

 lateral toes very short, the middle toe much longer, and con- 

 nected with the outer by a basal membrane ; claws slender, 

 compressed, acute, that of the middle toe very long. Wings 

 very long, narrow, acuminate ; tail rather long, forked, of 

 twelve feathers. 



1. Glareola Pratincola. Collared Pratincole. Tail deeply 

 forked ; wings very long ; upper parts greyish-brown, tail- 

 coverts white ; throat pale reddish-yellow, margined with 

 two bands, the inner white, the outer black. 



