. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. COUESERS 219 COURSERS The Coursers are included in the Family Glariolidse by Mr. Sclater, and form a separate Sub-family, the Cursorinse, the second Sub-family being the Glarioliaee containing the Pratincoles or Locust-Birds, which were dealt with in the Second Chapter. There are five varieties of Coursers in South Africa, birds called " Draverkies " (lit. Trotters) by the Boers. They have long legs, no hind toe, long pointed wings and a short square tail. ;*''. Wia. 115.—Rufous Courser, with egg. The Eufous Courser {Cursorius rufus) is r
. Sketches of South African bird-life. Birds. COUESERS 219 COURSERS The Coursers are included in the Family Glariolidse by Mr. Sclater, and form a separate Sub-family, the Cursorinse, the second Sub-family being the Glarioliaee containing the Pratincoles or Locust-Birds, which were dealt with in the Second Chapter. There are five varieties of Coursers in South Africa, birds called " Draverkies " (lit. Trotters) by the Boers. They have long legs, no hind toe, long pointed wings and a short square tail. ;*''. Wia. 115.—Rufous Courser, with egg. The Eufous Courser {Cursorius rufus) is reddish-brown above, back of head slate-blue surrounded by a U -shaped edging of white which springs from above the eye, and runs between two black lines. Breast similar to the 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 Haagner, Alwin Karl, 1880-; Ivy, Robert Henry. Cape Town, T. M. Miller
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