THE BIRDS OF THE NATUNA ISLANDS 41 



dently represents a hitherto undescribed race. This species appears 

 not to have been recorded from the Natiina Islands until now. 



With the addition of the present new race there are now 4 subspecies 

 of Phodilus badius, as follows : 



1. Phodilus badius badius (Horsfield). 



Strix badia Horsfield, Zoological researches in Java, pt. 4, pi. 36 and text, 

 June, 1822. ("Java, district of Pugar, and low hills south of the capital of 

 Surakarta.") 



Geographic distribution . — Java . 



2. Phodilus badius arixuthus Oberholser. 



Phodilus badius arixuthus Oberholser, antea, p. 40. 



Geographic distribution. — Natuna Islands; ? Borneo. 



3. Phodilus badius abbotti Oberholser. 



Phodilus badius abbotti Oberholser, Journ. Washington Acad. Sci., vol. 14, no. 

 13, p. 302, July 19, 1924. ("Province Wellesley, Federated Malay States.") 



Geographic distribution. — Malay Peninsula to Burma. 



4. Phodilus badius assimilis Hume. 



Phodilus assimilis Hume, Stray Feathers, vol. 5, no. 2, p. 138, June, 1877. 

 ("Ceylon.") 



Geographic distribution. — Ceylon. 



Family BUBONIDAE 



•NINOX SCUTULATA SCUTULATA (Raffles) 



Strix scutulata Raffles, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 13, pt. 2, p. 280, Nov. 

 or Dec, 1822. ("Sumatra.") 



Specimens of this species, recorded from Bunguran Island by 

 Doctor Hartert,^^ belong probably to this race. 



•OTUS BAKKAMOENA LEMPIJI (Horsfield) 



Strix Levipiji Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. London, vol. 13, pt. 1, p. 140, May, 

 1821. ("Java.") 



Specimens of this owl from Bunguran Island are recorded by 

 Doctor Hartert.^^ 



Family PODARGIDAE 



•BATRACHOSTOMUS STELLATUS (Gould) 



Podargus stellatus Gotjld, Proc. Zool. Soc. London, vol. 5, for 1837, p. 43, Dec. 5, 

 1837. ("Java.") 



A single specimen from 1,000 feet altitude on Mount Ranay, 

 Bunguran Island, collected in July, 1894, has been reported by Doctor 

 Hartert.^" 



«9 Nov. Zool., vol. 2, no. 3, p. 476, Aug. 17, 1895. '« Nov. Zool., vol. 2, no. 3, p. 472, Aug. 17, 1895. 

 «" Nov. Zool., vol. 1, no. 2, p. 481, Apr. 16, 1894 . 



