SummaryThe external morphology and the skull of the Australian Dotterei.Peltohyas australis, was compared with the Charadriinae and the Glareolidae. The external morphology did not provide any conclusive taxonomic evidence, but the skull morphology ofPeltohyasagreed very closely with that of the plovers. It is recommended thatPeltohyasbe placed in the Charadriinae close toCharadriusandEudromias.