CURSORIN  K 
These  birds  are  inhabitants  of  Asia,  Africa,  and  occasionally  Europe.  They  arc  found  on  sandy  deserts,  or  on  the 
open  Stony  and  grassy  plains.  In  SUofa  places  they  are  generally  seen  searching  for  insects  and  their  larva;.  Their 
flight  is  quick  and  powerful,  and  while  on  the  ground  they  can  run  with  incredible  speed. 
I.  V.  yitliiitiit  ((imel.)  PI.  enl.  795. — C.  europeuB  Lath.;  C. 
[•abfllinUI  Mvyer. 
•J.  C.  tmtgaientit  (Licht)  Cut.  Dupl.  Mus.  Berl.  p.  72.  -  C. 
Temminckii  Strain*.  Zool.  111.  t.  10(i.  ;  C.  asiaticus  (Temm.)  Swains. 
Bt  pf  W.  Atv.  ii.  t.  24 
:i.  (  '.  ooromandeiicus  (Gmel.)  PL  enL  892.,  VieilL  GaL  dea  Ois.  t. 
2S£.  — C.  wuatieui  I. nth.'.  Cursor  franiatus  Way/.  ;  'I'achytlromus 
orientalu  Svaitu, 
4.  C.  ntf'un  Could,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  1886.  81.,  Gould's  I  rones, 
pi.  . 
5.  C.  BureheUii  (Swains.)  Two  Centuries  and  a  (Quarter,  p. 
340. 
6.  C.  bicinctits  Temni.  Man.  d'Orn.  ii.,  Jard.  &  Selby 's  Ulust. 
Orn.  t.  48.  —  Tacliydromus  collaris  t'ivi/l.  j  Cursorius  grallator 
Leadb. 
7.  C.  ehalcopterus  Temm.  PL  col.  2<)8. 
Oreophilus  Jard.  Selby.* 
Bill  Lengthened,  straight,  slender,  laterally  compressed  throughout,  the  euhnen  straight  to  the  front  of 
the  nasal  groove,  and  then  slightly  arched  to  the  tip;  the  lateral  margins  nearly  straight;  the  nostrils 
placed  in  a  lengthened  membranous  groove  (which  is  two  thirds  the  length  of  the  bill),  the  opening  basal, 
Longitudinal,  and  exposed.  Wings  lengthened,  with  the  first  quill  the  longest.  Tail  moderate  and 
pounded.  Leys  lengthened,  the  apical  portion  of  the  thigh  scutellated  for  nearly  the  length  of  the 
middle  toe.  Tarsi  rather  less  than  twice  the  length  of  the  middle  toe,  and  scutellated  with  transverse 
scales,  both  in  front  and  behind.  Toes  three  in  front,  the  outer  longer  than  the  inner;  and  the  claws 
short,  compressed,  and  slightly  curved. 
This  species  is  found  in  Chili  and  the  Falkland  Islands.  In  the  former  country  it  appears  in  the  plains,  in  smi  ill 
flocks,  daring  the  winter. 
O.  totanirostris  Jard.  &  Selby  s  111.  Orn.  t.  151. 
*  This  genus  was  established  by  Sir  \V.  Jardine  and  .Mr.  Selby  in  their  Illustrations  of  Ornithology,  but  the  exact  date  is  unknown  to  me. 
July,  1844. 
