. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 258 GLAEEOLA. Nearest allies. The Common Pratincole is most nearly allied to Nordmann's Pratincole, and Severtzow says (Journ. Orn. 1875, p. 183) that intermediate forms between them occm- in Turkestan, but I have never seen anything of the kind. The general direction of migration of the Common Pratincole leads to the supposition that its ancestors were isolated during the Post-Pliocene Glacial Epoch in North GLAREOLA ORIENTALIS. ORIENTAL PBATINCOLR Diagnosi
. The geographical distribution of the family Charadriidae, or, The plovers, sandpipers, snipes, and their allies . Shore birds. 258 GLAEEOLA. Nearest allies. The Common Pratincole is most nearly allied to Nordmann's Pratincole, and Severtzow says (Journ. Orn. 1875, p. 183) that intermediate forms between them occm- in Turkestan, but I have never seen anything of the kind. The general direction of migration of the Common Pratincole leads to the supposition that its ancestors were isolated during the Post-Pliocene Glacial Epoch in North GLAREOLA ORIENTALIS. ORIENTAL PBATINCOLR Diagnosis. Glareola axillaribus castaneis : rectricum pogoniorum externorum basalibus partibtis totis albis ; Cauda non valde furcatS. (adultorum etiam minus quam 30 millim.). Variations. It is not known that this species is subject to any local Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Seebohm, Henry, 1832-1895. London : H. Sotheran
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