"728 Birds of Celebes: Glareolidae. 



FAMILY GLAREOLIDAE. 



The bill is somewhat decurved, resembling that of the Gallinae and Sand- 

 grouse in external appearance. According to Dr. Gadow the separating wall 

 of the nostrils is complete, in old examples for the most part ossified, that is, 

 with nares imperviae, as in Tkinoconis, Pterodes, Columbae, in contradistinction 

 to the remaining Charadriiformes. The nasal pits are very large, but for the 

 most part surrounded by soft connecting tissue, so that the nostrils are externally 

 confined to the anterior end; the orifices are roundish, not slit-shaped. 



GENUS GLAREOLA Briss. 



AVings exceedingly long, first primary abortive and concealed, the next much 

 the longest and very pointed; tail of 12 feathers, longer than the tarsus, slightly 

 rounded to forked in shape; tarsus longer than the middle toe and claw, trans- 

 versely scaled. The general colour is sandy brown, which probably harmo- 

 nises with the sandy wastes to which the birds seem to be partial. 



-i 313. GLAREOLA ISABELLA Vieill. 



Long-legged Pratincole. 



Glareola Isabella (1) Vieill., Analyse 1816, 69; (II) id., Gal. Ois. 11, 159, pi. 263 (1825;; 

 (3j Salvad., Cat. Ucc. Borneo 1874, 320; (4) Meyer, Verb. z.-b. Ges. Wien 1881, 

 769; (5) Vorderm., N. T. Ned. Ind. 1886, XL VI, 237; (6) id., ib. 1890, XLIX, 

 415; (7) id., ib. 1S91,'L, 515; ^SJ id.. Notes Leyden Mus. 1891, XTTT, 129; (9) M.& Wg., 

 Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Nr. 1, p. 15; (10) lid., ib. 1896, Nr. 2, p. 20. 



a. Glareola grallaria (1) Temm., Man. dOrn. 11, 1820, 503; (II) Gould, B. Austr. 1848, 

 VI, pi. 22; (3) id., Handb. B. Austr. 1865, H, 243; (4) Scbl., Mus. P.-B., Cui-sores, 

 1865, 18; (5) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, YHI, 117; (6) Meyer, J. f. O. 1S73, 405; 

 (7) Rosenb., Malay. Arcliip. 1878, 278; (8) E. P. Ramsay, Pr. L. Soc. N. S. W. 

 1S83, Vn, 410; (9) Bennett, ib. 1886, X, 168; (10) Rams., ib. 1887, (2) IE, 171; 

 (11) Seeb., Distr. Cbaradr. 1887, 263; (12) Rams., Tab. List 1888, 20; (13) Everett, 

 J. Str. Br. R. A. S. 1 889, 204 ; (XIV) Nortb , Nests & Eggs B. Austr. 1 889, 308, pi. XVI, 

 f. 9 (egg); (15) Biittik., Notes Leyden Mus. 1892, XIV, 206; (16) id., Zool. Erg. 

 Weber's Reise 1893, HI, 282; fl7) Newton, Diet. B. 1894, 741. 



//. Glareola australis (I) Leacb, Tr. Z. S. XIH, 1820, 132, pi. 14, figs. 1, 2. 



c. Australasian Pratincole (1) Latb., Gen. Hist. 1826, IX, 366. 



(/. Stiltia grallaria (1) Bp., Compt. Rend. 1856, XLITI, 419, Nr. 113. 



c. StUtia Isabella ay Salvad., Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. XVIH, 1882, 322; (2) id., Om. Pap. 

 1882, m, 286; Agg. 1891, 198; (3) Madar., Aquila 1894, 105; (4) Sharpe, Cat. B. 

 1896, XXW, 51, 725. 



"Paras", Minabassa, Nat. Coll. 



"Alalang", Peling Id., Nat. Coll. 



For further references cf. Salvador! e 2; Sbarpe e 4. 



Figures and descriptions. Gould a II, a 3; Vieill. II; Nortb a XIV (egg); Salvadorie 2; 

 Seebobm all fdiagn.); Vorderman 7; Sharpe e 4. 



