Pratincole
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The pratincoles are a subfamily (Glareolinae) of birds which together with the coursers make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings, and in several, long forked tails.
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- Glareolidae
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- Glareolinae
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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The pratincoles are a subfamily (Glareolinae) of birds which together with the coursers make up the family Glareolidae. They have short legs, very long pointed wings, and in several, long forked tails.
==Taxonomy== Although traditionally thought to be waders, particularly closely related to plovers, genetic studies now classify the coursers and pratincoles in the suborder Lari, more closely related to gulls and terns, and closest of all to the crab-plover.
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