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Family STRIGIDAE 

 Genus PHODILUS Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire 



Phodilus badius badius (Horsfield) 



Strix badia Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 13, pt. 1, 

 May 1821, p. 139 (Java; type specimens "from . . . the dis- 

 trict of Pugar [lat. 8°22' S., long. 113°28' E.], and from the 

 ranges of low hills south of the capital of Surakarta [lat. 7°33' 

 S., long. 110°50' F,.]," Jide Horsfield, Zoological researches in 

 Java, No. 4, June 1822, text accompanying pi. [37]). 

 Range: Evergreen forests of the northern plateau (Chiang Mai, 



Lamphun, Tak), the eastern plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima), the 



southeastern provinces (Chon Buri), and the peninsular provinces 



(Prachuap Khiri Khan). 



Genus OTUS Pennant 



Otus sagittatus (Cassin) 



Ephialtes sagittatus Cassin, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, 

 vol. 4, No. 6, [not earlier than Dec. 26], 1848, p. 121 ("India?" 

 and Malacca). 

 Range: Reported from evergreen forests of the peninsular provinces 

 (Prachuap 'Khiri Khan, Trang, Narathiwat). 



Otus spilocephalus siamensis Robinson and Boden Kloss 



Otits luciae siamensis Robinson and Boden Kloss, Journ. Fed- 

 erated Malay States Mus., vol. 10, pt. 4, December 1922, p. 

 261 (Khao Nong [lat. 8°55' N., long. 99°38' E.], Surat Thani 

 Province, Thailand). 

 Range: The northwestern provinces (Chiang Mai, Lamphun, Tak) 

 and the peninsular provinces (Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat). 



Otus scops stictonotus (Bowdler Sharpe) 



Scops stictonotus Bowdler Sharpe, Catalogue of the birds in the 



British Museum, vol. 2, 1875, p. 54, pi. 3, fig. 2 (China). 



Range: A visitor from northeastern Asia, reported on migration or 



in winter from the northern plateau (Chaiya Prakan, Chiang Mai), 



the central plains (Bangkok), the peninsular provinces (Phuket, 



Trang), and the islet Ko Tao [in the Gulf of Siam off Chumphon]. 



Otus scops distans Friedmann and Deignan 



Otus senegalensis distans Friedmann and Deignan, Journ. Wash- 

 ington Acad. Sci., vol. 29, No. 7, July 15, 1939, p. 287 (Sathani 

 Mae Tha [lat. 18°30' N., long. 99°10' E.], Lamphun Province, 

 ThaUand). 

 Range: Reported from the northern plateau (Lamphun) and the 

 eastern plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima) . 



