Mr. J. H. Guriiey on Pel's Owl. 415 



wings, much compressed bill, and short tarsi, render it very di- 

 stinct from Tudirostrum, and this is certainly not its natural place. 

 It seems to be more nearly allied to Tyrannulus and Elainia. 



42. Platyrhynchus cancroma (Licht.), Sclater, P. Z. S. 

 1856, p. 295. 



Hab. S. Mexico, Cordova (Salle). 



I am not quite certain of the identity of this bird with the 

 South American species. 



43. MioNECTES AssiMiLis, Sclatcr, P. Z. S. 1859, p. 46 : 

 M. oleagineus, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 296. 



Hab. S. Mexico, Cordova (Salle), and southwards to Guate- 

 mala. 



Mus. P. L. S. 



I possess examples of all the above species except Muscivora 

 mexicana, and Mexican specimens of all those I have marked as 

 in my -collection, upon the authenticity of which I can rely. My 

 collection of Tyrannidce now numbers nearly 400 examples, and I 

 hope shortly to be able to publish a revision of the whole group. 



XLV. — Note on Pel's Owl (Scotopelia peli). By John Henry 



GURNEY, M.P., F.Z.S. 



(Plate XV.) 



Having lately been most liberally presented with a living 

 specimen of this extremely rare Owl by Colonel O'Connor, C.B. 

 (Lieut. -Col. 1st W. I, Regt.), by whom it was recently brought 

 from the River Gambia, I have requested Mr. Wolf to draw 

 the bird from the life; and as the species has, I believe, not 

 been previously figured, I trust that the accompanying Plate 

 (PI. XV.) will prove an acceptable contribution to the pages of 

 « The Ibis." 



^ The late Prince C. L. Bona])arte, in p. 44 of his ' Conspectus 

 Generum Avium,' gives the following concise but comprehensive 

 notice of this species : — 



