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the wing, the first seven being deeply indented on the edge of the 

 inner web, the second to the fifth indented on the outer web ; 

 the first six quills are more or less serrated on the outer web, 

 the two first most strongly. The underwing is ochreous white 

 to a great extent, barred in places with various shades of brown. 

 Tail composed of twelve broad feathers, rather narrower at their 

 ends and rounded, the outermost about | inch shorter than the 

 central, all somewhat graduated, giving a round form to the tail 

 when expanded. Feet closely feathered to nearly the end of the 

 toes. 



This species is found in the dark caverns that abound in the 

 mountains of the interior, wherein it lies securely at rest during 

 day, issuing out at night in pursuit of partridges, hares, and 

 young deer. Such is the account given of it by the natives. I 

 only once met with it ; and that was in the dusk of evening, when 

 we were marching rather rapidly over a mountain defile, some 

 3000 feet above the sea-level. I was first attracted by hearing a 

 loud deep hoot proceeding out of a hollow between two large 

 rocks on a prominence over our heads. On looking in the direc- 

 tion whence the noise came, I observed a large Owl fly out. It 

 was getting late, and we could not tarry ; so that I was not able 

 to procure the specimen. I had not at that time handled an 

 example, and therefore set it down as the Bubo maximus, noting, 

 however, that the bird seen was much smaller and had a different 

 hoot. This took place in June 1857, when I was assisting the 

 officers of H.M.S. 'Inflexible' in their search for certain Euro- 

 peans supposed to be held captives at the sulphur-mines near 

 Kelung. It was not till May 1862 that I first procured a 

 specimen. This bird is not more uncommon than the majority 

 of large Raptores, but, owing to its shyness and the inaccessi- 

 bility of its retreats, is particularly difficult to procure. 

 [To be continued.] 



XXII. — Recent Ornithological Publications. 



1. English Publications. 



A SHORT time ago we had the pleasure of announcing to our 



readers the prospect of that great desideratum, a manual of the 



ornithology of India, being at length supplied for the use of 



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