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CHARADRI1D.E. 



Glareola pratincola, Macg. iv. p. 49 ; Gould, iv. pi. 46 ; 



Gray, p. 137; Harting, p. 133; Dresser, vii. p. 411. 

 The Collared Pratincole, Yarr. ed. 1, iii. p. 1. 



Pratincola, from prdtum a meadow, and incola = an inhabitant. From 

 its frequenting the open meadows of Austria (Kramer, Elench. Veg. et Anim. 

 per Austriam obs. p. 381, 1756). 



A rare straggler from Southern Europe to England and 

 Scotland, which has been obtained at various seasons of the 

 year. It inhabits Southern and Central Europe, Asia as 

 far east as India, and Africa as far south as Natal. 



Family CHARADRIID^E. 



Genus CURSORIUS, Latham, Ind. Orn. ii. p. 751 



(1790). 



Cursorius = pertaining to a race-course ; cursor = a runner, from curro = 

 I run. 



Cursorius gallicus. CREAM-COLOUEED COUESEE. 



Charadrius gallicus, Gmelin, Syst. Nat. i. p. 692 



(1788). 



Cursor europaeus, Naum. vii. p. 77. 



Cursorius europaeus, Macg. iv. p. 42; Yarr. ed. 2, ii. p. 431; 



id. ed. 3, ii. p. 460. 

 Cursorius gallicus, Gray, p. 136; Gould, iv. pi. 44; Harting, 



p. 131 ; Dresser, vii. p. 425. 

 The Cream-coloured Courser, Yarr. ed. 1, ii. p. 376. 



Gallicus = of the Gauls, Galli. Gmelin seems to have thought it only 

 occurred in France. 



A rare straggler to England, most frequently obtained in 

 the late autumn. It inhabits the sandy desert plains of 

 Western Asia and North Africa, being only an occasional 

 visitant even to Southern Europe. 



