64 THE BIRDS OF THE LUCKNOW CIVIL DIVISION. 
the rains. Professional Quail-catchers inform me that they 
occasionally capture one or two when ont netting the Rain 
Quail, but that, like myself, they have never seen it during the 
cold weather. 
834.—Turnix joudera, Hodgs. Native name—Zowa- 
Butat. 
835.—Turnix dussumieri, Zem, Native names— 
Ghinwa-Lowa and Chota-Lowa. 
These Button Quails are permanent residents, though not very 
abundant, 7. dussumiert predominating. They are generally 
found in dry grass jungle, but owing to their retiring habits 
are seldom seen, unless specially looked for, when a good deal 
of beating is always required to flush them. They also reside 
in lonely gardens and groves, where the grass is allowed to 
grow long, particularly if these are surrounded and intersected 
by rows of sarpatta or thatching grass, being generally, I 
think, fonder of shade than most of the Quail tribe. 
840.—Cursorius coromandelicus, Gm. Native 
name— Nukri. 
The Indian Courser or Courier Plover is fairly common and 
a permanent resident. It frequents by preference bare plains 
and ploughed fields, generally in small parties, the individual 
members of which, however, keep well apart. I have never 
once heard it utter a single sound or call of any kind. 
842.—Glareola orientalis, Leach. 
Of the Larger Swallow Plover or Eastern Pratincole I have 
no specimens, nor can I recollect ever meeting with it; but 
Captain Irby says it was “seen at Alumbagh (three miles 
from Lucknow) in January 1858.” I therefore include it. 
843.—Glareola lactea, Zem. 
The Smaller Hastern Pratincole or Swallow Plover occurs on 
the Ganges at Cawnpore, and probably also on the Chowka 
and Gogra rivers at Byramghat. I have not observed it on 
the Goomti, though it most likely does occur on suitable reaches 
of the river. 
845.—Charadrius fulvus, Gm. Native name— 
Turali (2) 
I am inclined to consider the Eastern Golden Plover a perma- 
nent resident,* having seen, or imagined I saw, a flock of them in 
* Although for the last twelve years this bird has been closely watched by dozens 
of keen ya) it has nowhere, as yet, been discovered breeding anywhere in India 
proper.—Ed, 
