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Carine noctua, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 133 (1875). 

 Noctiia noctua, Seehohm, Brit. Birds, i. p. 174, pi. 7 (1883) ; id. Egr/s of 

 Brit. Birds, p. 25, pi. 6. fig. 5 (1890). 



The eggs of the Little Owl are spheroidal in shape, smooth in 

 texture, and possess a considerable amount of gloss. They measure 

 from 1-28 to 1-46 in length, and from 1-05 to 1-2 in breadth. 



5. Elbeuf, France, 8th May {Njury : 



Hargitt Coll.). 

 3. VAhfiVii (Nourij : Harcfitt Coll.). 



3. Near Elbeuf, 13th Mav (Noury : 



Hargitt Coll.). 



4. Near Elbeuf (iVowj/: Hargitt Coll.). 



1. Near Marseilles. 



4. South Spain, 2ud May. 

 3. Holland (/. Baker). 

 3. Onderkerk, Holland, 31st May 

 {J. B.). 



3. Norway, 23rd July {R. Collett). 



4. Pomerania, 1st May {T. Holland). 



2. Saxony, 24th April. 



3. Attica, nreece (T. Kriiper). 



Seebohm Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm CoU. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Salvin-Godiuan Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Seebohm Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Seebohm Coll. 



Athene glaux {Savign.). 



Athene numida, Salvin, Ibis, 1859, p. 190. 

 Carine meridionalis, Shelley, Birds Egypt, p. 177 (1872). 

 .Oarine glaux, Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 1;!5 (1875). 

 Athene glaux. Dresser, Birds Eur. v, p. 3(37 (1877) ; Sharpe, Iland-l. i. 

 p. 296 (1899). 



The eggs of the Southern Little Owl resemble those of A. noctua. 

 They measure from 1'22 to 1'4 in length, and from 1-06 to 1-1 in 

 breadth, but one very large specimen from Egypt measures 1-45 by 

 1-21. 



6. Larnaka, Cyprus. 



2. Egypt. 



1 . Egypt, 17th March ( G. E. Shelley) . 



1. Egypt, 17th April (-S*. Stafford 



Allen). 

 1. Egypt, 22nd April (S. S. A). 

 1. Tunis (C.A. Wright). 

 4. Sfaks, Tunis, 13th May. 

 1. Chemora, Algeria, 18th May 



( O. Salvin). 

 1 . Madracen, Algeria, 27th May {O.S.). 



Lord Lilford [P.]. 

 Old Collection. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Seebohm Coll. 

 Crowley Bequest. 

 Salvin-Godmau Coll. 



Salvin-Godman Coll. 



Athene brama (rt'wMH.). 



Carine brama, Sharjie, Cat. Birds B. M. ii. p. 138 (1875) ; Oates ed. 



Hume, Nests S,- Eggs Ind. Birds, iii. p. 108 (1890). 

 Athene brama, Blanf. Fauna Brit. Ind., Birds, iii. p. 301 (1895) ; Sharpe, 



Hand-l. i. p. 296 (1899). 



