326 BrBONiD^. 



p. 261 ; Sharps, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 47 (1875) ; Dresser, Bin 



Urn: V. p. 329 (1876). 

 Ephialtes scops, Saunders, Ibis, 1871, p. 65. 

 Scops scops, Seehohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 193, pi. 7 (1883); id. Eygs of 



Brit. Birds, p. 27, pi. 6. tig. 6 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l i. p. 284 



(1899). 



The eggs of the European Scops Owl measure from 1"15 to 1'3 in 

 length, and from -97 to 1-12 in breadth. 



3. Malaga, Spain, 16th June {H. Seebohm Coll. 



Saunders) . 



4. Madrid. Crowlev Bequest. 



3. Cilli, Styria, 27th May. Salvin-Godman CoU. 



1. Cilli, 2nd June. Crowley Bequest. 



2. Cilli, 11th June. Crowley Bequest. 



5. Cilli, 16th June. Crowley Bequest. 



6. Smyrna, Asia Minor, 12th May Seebohm Coll. 



(7". Kriiper). 



4. Smyrna, 1st June (T. K.). Seebohm Coll. 



5. Cyprus, 15th May {G. Schroder). Seebohm Coll. 



4. Castle of Safed, Palestine, 19th Crowley Bequest. 



May (H. B. Tristram). 



1. Ain Djendeli, Algeria, 21st May. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



1. Ain Djendeli, 22nd May (H. B. Crowley Bequest. 



Tristra7n). 



1. Madracen, Algeria, 30th May. Salvin-Godman CoU. 



1. Madracen, 6th June. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Scops, spilocephala (Bhjth). 



Scops spilocephalus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 63 (1875) ; Oates ed. 

 Hvme. Nests 8( Bggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 104 (1890); Blanf. Fauna 

 Brit, hid., Birds, iii. p. 295 (1895) ; Shmye, Hand-l. i. p. 285 

 (1899). 



The eggs of the Spotted Himalayan Scops Owl measure from 1-24 

 to 1-3 in length, and from 1'05 to 1-1 in breadth. 



1. Murri, N.W. Himalavas, 1st June Hume Coll. 



(C. H. T. Marshall). 

 1. Jerripani, near Mussoorie, April Hume Coll. 



(T.Hutton). 

 4. Kotegurh, Himalayas, 30th April. Hume Coll. 



Scops rutila. Pucker. 



Scops rutilus, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 80 (1875) ; Cowan, rroc. 

 R. Phi/s. Soc. Idinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) : Sha}-j}e, Hand-l. i. p. 286 

 (1899). ^ 



Scops menadensis, Milne-Edwards S,- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. Madag., Ois. 

 i. p. 133, pi. 301. fig. 8 (1879). 



Three eggs of the Madagascar Scops Owl measure respectively: 

 l-28byl-l l-24by 1-14; l-27by Ml. 



3. Betsileo, Madagascai-. Eev. "\^^ Deans Cowan [C.]. 



