334 BUBONID^. 



Sub-Family NYCTALIN.E. 

 Genus NYCTALA, Brehm. 

 Nyctala tengmalmi (Gm.). 



Strix tengmalmi, Tkien. Fortpjlanz. ges. Vdif. tab. xliii. fif,'. 3, n. b (1845- 

 54) ; Wheelwright, Spring S^- Summer in Lapland, p. 263 (1871) ; 

 Seebohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 164, pi. 7 (1883). 



Nyctale funerea, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 42. fio-. 6 (1855-63). 



Noctua tengmalmi, Hewitson, Eggs of Brit. Bird^, i. p. 66, pi. xix. fig. ii 

 (1856). 



Nyctale tengmalmi, Newton, Ooth. Woll. pt. i. p. 165, pi. ix. figs. 1-4 

 (1864). 



Nyctala tengmalmi, Drenser, Birds Eur. t. p. 319 (1872) ; Sharpe, Cat. 

 Birds D. M. ii. p. 284 (1875) ; Seebohm, Ec/gs of Brit. Birds, p. 24, 

 pi. 6. fig. 2 (1896) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 295 (1899). 



The eggs of Tengmalm's Owl are oval or elliptical iii shape, 

 smooth in texture, aud slightly glossy. They measure from 1-15 to 

 1-34 in length, and from -97 to 1-09 in breadth. 



2. Europe. Old Collection. 



3. Lapland, 22nd May {H. W. Wheel- Seebohm Coll. 



wright). 



2. Quickjock, Lapland, 20th May Crowley Bequest. 



(H. W. W.) 



1. Serki-jervi, Finland, 2ud June Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{J. Wolley). 



1. Serki-jervi \j. W.). Crowley Bequest. 



.5. Knolo-jervi, Finland, 15th May. Crowley Bequest. 



1. Sweden {H. W. Wheelwright). Crowley Bequest. 



2. Switzerland (T. Holland). Seebohm Coll. 



Nyctala acadica (Gm.). 



Nvctala acadica, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 287 (1875) ; Bendire, 

 Life-Hist. N. Amer. Birds, i. p. 350, pi. xii. fig. 7 (1892); Nehrk. 

 Kat. Eiersamml. p. 12 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. i. p. 296 (1899). 



Nyctale acadica, Baird, Brewer >^- Ridgw. N. Amer. Birds, iii. p. 43 

 (1874). 



The eggs of the White-fronted Owl in the Collection are of an 

 elliptical or oval shape and fairly glossy. They measure respectively : 

 1-22 by -9 ; 1-2 by -95 ; -91 by -9. 



3. Maine, U.S.A., •29th May {H. E. Crowley Bequest. 



Berry). 



Genus SURNIA, Baud. 

 Surnia ulula {Linn.). 



Strix funerea, Thien. Fortpflanz. ges. Vog. tab. xliii. fig. 12 (1845-54) ; 



Wheelwright, Spring Sf Summer in Lapland, p. 259 (1871). 

 Surnia ulula, Baedeker, Eier Eur. Vog. tab. 42. fig. 1 (1855-63) ; Newton, 



Ooth. Woll. pt. i. p. 167, pi. ix. tigs. 5-8 (1864); Dresser, Birds Eur. 



