It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The wings are shorter and have a more sustained flight than that of the pratincoles. As with other pratincoles, it is native to the Old World. It is now thought more likely that the scroll shows Oriental pratincoles ("Glareola maldivarum"). Like the pratincoles, the coursers are found in warmer parts of the Old World. The pratincoles have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails. The pratincoles are associated with wetlands, rivers, estuaries and other inland waterways. The pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings, and long forked tails. Pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings and long forked tails. Pratincoles have short legs, very long pointed wings, and long forked tails.