323 



Piilestino, 12th .March [H. B. Seebjhin Coll. 



Tristram). 

 Wady Heshbon, Palestine, 12th Crowley Bequest. 



March {H. B. T.). 

 Pyramid of Ghizeh, Egypt (J. H. Crowley Bequest. 



Cochrane: Tristram Cull.). 



Bubo bengalensis {Franhl.). 



ubo bengalensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 25 (1875) ; Gates ed. 

 Hume, Nests Sf Eggs Lid. Birds, iii. p. 99 (1890); Blanf. laiina 

 Brit. Lid., Birds, iii. p. 285 (1895) ; Skar}}e, Hand-l. i. p. 283 



(1899). 



The eggs of the Rock Horned Owl are spheroidal in shape and 

 ossy. Thoy measure from 1-97 to 2-15 in length, and from 1-52 

 ' 1"74 in breadth. 



Meerut, Punjab, 2nd Dec. Hume Coll. 



Meerut, llth April. Hume Coll. 



Hansi, Punjab, 20th Mirch. Hume Coll. 



Etawah, N.W. Prov., 17th Feb. Hume Coll. 



Mynpuri, N.W. Prov., 2 ith Crowley Bequest. 



March (C Hume: Tristram 



Coll.). 



Sitapur, Oudh, Feb. Crowlev Bequest. 



Raipur, C. Prov. (F. R. Blewitt). Hume Coll. 



Bubo capensis. Smith. 



ubo capensis, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. i. p. 27 (1874) ; id. ed. Layard, 

 Birds S. Africa, p. 70 (1875-84); id. Hand-l. i. p. 283 (1899); 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 10 (1899). 



The egg of the Cape Great Horned Owl in the Collection is of a 

 undish oval form, smooth in texture, slightly glossy, and measures 

 3 by 1-9. 



South Africa. Crowley Bequest. 



Bubo maculosus ( Vklll.). 



ubo maculosus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 30 (1875) ; id. ed. Luyard, 

 Birds S. Africa, p. 73 (1875-84) ; id. Hand-l. i. p. 283 (1899) ; 

 Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 11 (1899). 



The eggs of the Spotted Horned Owl are broad ellipses in shape 

 id slightly glossy. Three e.xamples measure respectively : 2-U5 by 

 65; 2-07 by 1-6; 2-01 by I'o. 



South Africa. E. L. Layard, Esq. [P.]. 



Cape Colony (E. L. Lagard : Crowley Bequest. 



Tristram Coll.). 

 Cape Colony ( IV. Atmore .■ Tris- Crowley Bequest. 



tram Coll.). 



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