PRATINCOLE. 363 



B. — Glareola Austriaca, Ind. Orn. ii. 754. 1. y. 



Perdrix de Mer, Son. Voy. p. 216. 



Maldivian Pratincole, Gen. Syn. v. 224. Var. B. 



This is nine inches in length. Bill black; irides red brown; 

 head and upper parts the colour of umber; under wing coverts red 

 brown; throat white, surrounded with a black band, and a longi- 

 tudinal black line on each feather; quills and tail black; rump, 

 belly, and vent, white. 



Inhabits India. The above taken alive at open sea, in the lati- 

 tude of the Maldive Islands. This lived a month in confinement, 

 being fed with flies, and bread soaked in water. 



C. — Glareola Austriaca, Ind. Orn. ii. 754. 8. 



Coromandel Pratincole, Gen. Sy?i. v. 224. C. Son. Voy. 216. 



Bill and legs black; the head and upper parts paler; throat 

 rufous white, with a curved narrow black band as in the others ; 

 quills blackish brown ; beneath the wings bright chestnut ; irides 

 reddish ; rump and upper tail coverts white, occupying more space 

 than in the former bird ; breast rufous white; belly and vent white; 

 tail forked, the feathers white half way from the base, the rest of 

 the length brown, with a spot of dirty grey at the end. 



Inhabits the Coast of Coromandel. — Lord Stanley. In this the 

 middle claw is about one-third of an inch long, not much bent, and 

 on the inside thinner, appearing as a horny skin, with several 

 indentations. 



D.— Glareola Austriaca, Ind. Orn. ii. 754. s. 



Madras Pratincole, Gen. Syn. v. 224. 1. D. Son. Voy. p. 216. 



Smaller than the others. Bill and legs black ; irides red brown ; 

 crown of the head deep brown ; neck, back, and wing coverts, dirty 



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