scors. — NiNox. 329 



3. Princeton, New Jersey, 17th April Princeton University [E.]. 



( W. E. I). Scott). 



4. Princeton, 17th April ( W. E. 1). S.). Princeton University [E.l. 

 1. Princeton, I'Oth April ( /('. E. I). S.). Princeton University [E.J. 

 3. Princeton, 21st April ( Jf. E. I). .S'.). Princeton University [E.]. 

 3. Princefield, New Jersev, 12th April Princeton Universitv [E.]. 



\W.E.D.S.). 



Scops floridana, Rldgw. 



Scops asio, var. floridana, Baird, Bracer ^~ Ridgio. N. Amer. Birds, iii. 



p. 51 (1874). 

 Scops floridana, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 1 18 (1876) ; id. Hand-l. i. 



p. 268 (1899). 

 Megascops asio floridanus, Bcndire, Life-Hid. N. Amir. Birds, i. p. 358 



(1892). 



Three eggs of the Florida Scops Owl measure respectively : 1-23 

 by 1-04; 1-27 by 1-05; 1-24 by 1-07. 



3. Florida {Hemkniv Coll.). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Scops macfarlanei (Breivster). 



Meo-ascops asio macfarlanei, Breivster, Auk, viii. p. 140 (1891) : Bendire, 



' Life-Bist. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 371, pi. xii. tig. 9 (1892). ' 

 Scops macfarlanei, Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 289 (1899). 



Three eggs of Macfarlane's Scops Owl measure respectivclj" : 1'33 

 by 1-li) : 1-3G by 1-2 ; 1-35 by 1-17. 



3. Washington Co., U.S.A. {Henshaw Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Coll.). 



Genus NINOX, Hodcjs. 



The eggs of the Brown Hawk-Owls are shortened ovals or ellipses, 

 approaching the spheroidal, and are moderately glossy. 



Ninox lugubris {Ticlcdl). 



Ninox lugubris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 154 (1875) ; id. Hand-l. 



i. p. 290 (1899). 

 Ninox scutulata, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 309, part. (1895). 



The eggs of Tickell's Brown Hawk-Owl measure from 1-55 to 1-6 

 in length, and from 1 -3 to 1-36 in breadth. 



2. Sikliim Terai, 5th Mru-ch. Hume Coll. 



3. Sikliim Terai, 16th March. Hume Coll. 

 2. Sikhim Terai, 24th March. Hume Coll. 



Ninox scutulata, Raffles. 



Ninox scutulata, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. 31. ii. p. 156 (1875); Legge, 

 Birds Ceglon, p. 145 (1878) ; Gates ed. Hume, Nests 4" Eggs Ind. Birds, 

 iii. p. Hi (1890) : Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 309, part. 

 (1895) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 290 (1899). 



