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brought back anotber male Ninox. This also had some- 

 what small testes, as if not ready yet for breeding. Its 

 stomach contained the remains of insects, together with whole 

 undigested eggs of Ciniicida. 



On the 15th October Mr. Campbell sent me a female. It 

 is larger than the male ; the spots on its underparts more 

 expanded and running into one another, and its tibials and 

 belly banded. They were now bound on the southward 

 migration. 



The northern race of Brown Hairy-footed Owl, is certainly 

 much larger than specimens I procured near Amoy and in 

 Ningpo and in Hainan. They are deeper-coloured and less 

 rufescent; but the differences are too slight to be considered 

 specific. It is curious that in a migratory species such dif- 

 ferences should occur. 



11. Great Horned Owl. Bubo maximus. 



Three downy yoTuig of this fine Owl were brought to me on 

 the 3rd of ]\Iay. They all came from the same nest. Their 

 eyes were much smaller than in the adult, with iris compara- 

 tively narrower and pupil larger. Bare tips of toes lemon- 

 yellow, soles yellowish. I have an adult female from Chefoo. 

 It is much paler than specimens from Amoy, though otherwise 

 similar. It breeds also in the neighbourhood of Amoy ; for 

 many years ago, when domiciled in that southern port, a couple 

 of downy young were brought to me that had been taken from 

 a nest somewhere in the neighbourhood. 



12. Small Horned Owl. Scops sunia, Hodgs. 



The first I saw of this species was a female sent by Mr. 

 Campbell from Lighthouse Island on the 25th September. 

 It was 7| inches long; wing 5*65, '7 longer than the tcrtiaries, 

 •7 short of tail tip, first quill 1 shorter tlian the third and 

 longest, second "25 shorter than third. Tail soft and hogged, 

 2*5 long. Iris golden yellow. Bill yellowish gi'cy ; inside of 

 mouth flesh-colour. Bare toes brownish grey, hoary on the 

 scutes, joints, and soles ; claws light yellowish brown. Dis- 

 section displayed a small cluster of eggs, and its stomach the 

 remains of beetles and caterpillars. 



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