. A practical handbook of British birds . and curved. Nostrils clearly freefrom feathers. No hind toe, middle toe much longer than othertwo, its claw widened and pectinated on inner edge. Tarsus longand thin, milky-white as are toes, scutellated behind and in pointed, inner secondaries not reaching tip of wing. 1st or1st and 2nd developed primaries longest. Tail short, very littlerounded. Five species and several subspecies in Africa and westernparts of Asia, in Europe one species irregular and casual straggler. CURSORIUS GALLICUS 367. Cursorius gallicus gallicus (Gm.)—THE CREAM-CO
. A practical handbook of British birds . and curved. Nostrils clearly freefrom feathers. No hind toe, middle toe much longer than othertwo, its claw widened and pectinated on inner edge. Tarsus longand thin, milky-white as are toes, scutellated behind and in pointed, inner secondaries not reaching tip of wing. 1st or1st and 2nd developed primaries longest. Tail short, very littlerounded. Five species and several subspecies in Africa and westernparts of Asia, in Europe one species irregular and casual straggler. CURSORIUS GALLICUS 367. Cursorius gallicus gallicus (Gm.)—THE CREAM-COLOUREDCOURSER. Charadrius gallicus Gmelin, Syst. Nat, 1, ii, p. 692 (1789—France).Cursorius gallicus (Gmelin), Yarrell, in, p. 238 ; Saunders, p. 533. Description.—Adult male and female. Winter.—Fore-part ofcrown isabelline ; hinder-part and nape deep gull-grey, concealinga black patch on nape ; broad white superciliary lines extend tonape, under them from back of eye to nape black lines ; rest of THE CREAM-COLOURED COURSER. 499. The Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius g. gallicus). Adult. nape, mantle, scapulars, back, rump and upper tail-coverts isabel-line ; ear-coverts and cheeks pale isabelline-buff ; lores, chin andthroat bufnsh-white ; breast, flanks and belly light buff or paleisabelline-buff, shading to white on vent ; under tail-coverts lightbuff or bufnsh-white ; axillaries and under wing-coverts black ;tail-feathers isabelline, central pair occasionally with a smallirregular brown sub-terminal marking, re-mainder tipped whiteand subterminally ban-ded black ; primariesblack, sometimes innerones narrowly edgedlight buff or white;secondaries with outerwebs isabelline, innerwebs black and tippedwhite, inner featherswith inner webs moreor less white or pale drab with an irregular brown or brown-black marking towardstip, innermost isabelline ; primary-coverts black ; rest of wing-coverts isabelline. This plumage is acquired by complete moultMarch to Nov. Summer.—T
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