330 



BUBOiMD^. 



The egg of Raffles's Brown Hawk-Owl in the Collection measures 

 1-47 by 1-28. 



1. Ceylon, 7th April [Hart). Iluuie Coll. 



Ninox japonica {Temm. 6f Schleg.). 



Ninox hirsuta japonica, Tacz. Faune Orn. Siber. Orient, p. 131 (1891). 

 Ninox japonica, Sharpe, Hatid-l. i. p. 290 (1899). 

 Ninox scutulata, Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 11 (1899). 



Five eggs of the Japanese Brown H.awk-Ovvi measure respectively : 

 1-52 by 1-2; 1-65 by 1-27; 1-6 by 1-24; 1-49 by 1-2:3; 1-49 by 1-2. 



1. Amur-land {Nehrkurn Coll.). Crowley Jkquest. 



2. Amur-land, 3rd May. Crowley Bequest. 

 2. Amur-land, 9th May. Crowley Bequest. 



Ninox boobook {Lath.). 



Spiloglaux boobook, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 74 (1865). 



Ninox boobook, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 168 (1875); North, 

 Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 25, pi. vi. lig. 6 (1889) ; Sharpe, 

 Hand-l.l p. 291(1899); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 11 (1899); 

 Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 43 (1901). 



Four eggs of the Boobook Hawk-Owl measure res[)cctively : 

 1-55 by 1-33 ; 1-64 by 1-39 ; 1-62 by 1-35 ; 1-53 by 1-33. 



1. New South Wales. Gould Cull. 



1. Australia. Crowley Bequest 



1. Queensland, 7th Nov. {North Coll.). Crowley Bequest. 



1. Gippsland,Victoria,Nov.(^4.J'.xVo/-<A). Crowley Bequest. 



Ninox connivens {Lath.). 



Hieracoglaux connivens, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. i. p. 71 (1805). 



Ninox connivens, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 175(1875); North, 

 Nests ^- Eggs Audr. Birds, p. 25 (1889) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. i. p. 291 

 (1899) ; Cam2)hell, Nests ^ Eggs Austr. Birds, i. p. 46 (1901). 



The eggs of the Winking Hawk-Owl in the Collection measure 

 respectively : 1-95 by 1-6 ; 1-98 by 1-5 ; 1'91 by 1-5. 



1. West Australia, Oct. (Gi76e7-^). Gould Coll. 



2. Dawson Kiver, Queensland, Crowley Bequest. 



22nd Oct. (North Coll.). 



Ninox superciliaris ( VieilL). 



Ninox superciliaris, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 181 (1875) ; Cowan, 

 Proc. B. Phgs. Soc. Edinb. vii. p. 148 (1882) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. 

 p. 292 (1899). 



Athene (Ninox) superciliaris, Milne-Edwards ^- Grandidier, Hist. Nat. 

 Madag., Ois. i. p. 126 (1879). 



Two eggs of the Madagascar Hawk-Owl measure respectively : 

 1-35 by 1-08; 1-36 by 1-1. 



2. Tamala Country, Madagascar (ir. Crowley Bequest. 

 Deans Cowan : Tristram Coll.). 



