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insisting that it was an error. Of late, however, he 
seems to have altered his opinion, but he still mis- 
takes the Indian and the South African Courier as 
the same. M. Lichtenstein also appears to have fallen 
into this latter error*, his Coromandelicus being the 
South African species (which he probably collected 
on his travels in that region), and not the Indian, 
which is much larger and more brightly coloured. 
This later species (our T. orientals ) will be found 
described in another placet, while that which seems 
peculiar to Southern Africa (our T. Capensis ) will 
in all probability be illustrated by Dr. Smith, who 
has brought home fine specimens from that region. 
Besides these are two others, likewise found in the 
African continent, so that the species already de- 
termined will stand thus, — 
Tachydi-omjts Europceus, Europe. 
Oricnlalis, nob. India. 
Capensis, do. South Africa. 
BurcMli, do. Class, of Birds, ii. 
. Senegalensis, Lich., Western Africa. 
. — — — bicinctus, Temm., Man. ii. 515, South Africa. 
chalcopierus, do. PI. Col. 298. 
The latter is an aberrant species, connecting this 
group in the most perfect manner with that of 
Glareola, while the Pluvian du Senegal of the PI. 
Enl. 918, is the type of our sub-genus Ammoptila. 
It still remains questionable whether there is not a 
second species found in India, independent of our 
Orientalis, and obscurely intimated by Wagler under 
the name of Cursor freenatus ; while Dr. Latham’s 
* Berlin Catalogue of Duplicates. + Classif. of Birds. 
