313 



of black, g-enerally 

 •with distinct black 



siiaft-streaks ()iu and allies, pp. 47-62. 



U. Quills uniform below ; 



leg-feathers uniform 

 bright orange ; upper 

 surface of body without 

 streaks ; flanks white ; 

 broadly barred across 

 •with orange, and with- 

 out central streaks . . lettcopsis, p. 311. 



Page 69. Scops megalotis. 

 The affinities of this species are probably with Scops podarghius. 



Page 85. Scops lettia. 

 a. Bones, various. Nepal. B. 11. Hodgson, Esq. [P.]. 



Page 89. Scops elegans. 

 Erase Spec, a, -which is referred to S. eri/throcampa (p. 90). 



Page 102. Insert the following species : — 



Scops podarginus. 



Noctua podargina, Ilartl. ^- Fimch, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 90; Fui^ch 

 Joum. Mus. Godefr. p. ii. pi. i. ' 



Ninox podargina, Sharpe, antea, p. 151, note. 



This species -was referred by me to the genus Ntnox in the absence 

 of a personal examination of the specimen. Since the first sheets 

 of this volume were priilted, I have been favoured by the Museum 

 Godeffroy with the loan of the typical example, which is not in the 

 best condition. There can, however, be no doubt that the bird is a 

 Scops of the yellow-bUled group, and that its place will be found to 

 be next to /Scops balU and its allies. The following modification in 

 the synopsis (p. 47) is therefore necessary : — 



c". Under surface very strongly vermiculated 

 with fine zigzag lines of blackish ; upper 

 surface of a rutous chocolate tint, spotted 

 ■with rufous ochre; frontal band not very 

 broad. 

 e"'. Size large: wing 6-35 inches, tarsus 1-3, 



middle toe 1 ; claws deep brown podarffi'mis,n.3l3, 



/"". Size much smaller : wing 0-45 -5-6 inches, 



tarsus 1-15, middle toe 0-8; claws yellow ballt, p. 100. 



The following is a description oi Scops podarginus : — 

 Adult (type of species). General colour above chocolate-brown, 

 rather rufous in tint, everywhere obscurely mottled with blackish 



