252 Mr. C. H. B. Grant oti a Collection of 



Savigny's figure of this Owl shows a bird with plain huffy 

 legs and thighs, and with very narrow bands on the under- 

 side of the tail, otherwise it agrees perfectly with the majority 

 of specimens of this species. 



Both B. a. barbarus and B. a. deserturum were described 

 from northern Tunisia and Algeria and soutliern Tunisia 

 and Algeria respectively, cf. Erianger, O. M. 1897, p. 192 ; 

 and B. a. trotlm Reichw. O. M. xiv, 1906, p. 10, was 

 described from German S.W. Africa, but Prof. Neumann 

 has shown in the J. f. O. 1914, p. 36, that B. a. trothee 

 Reichw. has nothing to do with B. ascalaphus and is a 

 colour form of B. maculosns. 



[Irides yellow ; bill black ; feet greyish black. Nesting. 

 Appears to be common. The oviduct of the specimen 

 obtained contained an egg.] 



123. Bubo africanus cinerascens. Greyish-spotted Eagle 

 Owl. 



Bubo cinerascens Guer. Rev. Zool. 1843, p. 321 : Abys- 

 sinia. 



a. ? ad. Hills N. of Maroto, 3900 feet. Jan. 24. 



Total length in flesh : \7\ inches. Wing : 310 mm. 



In somewhat worn dress. 



As shown by Prof. Neumann "maculosus" must give 

 place to "africanus^' of Temm., cf. J. f. O. 1914, pp. 37 

 &38. 



jisio maculosus americanus Oberh. (Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 

 Wash. 1905, p. 856: Kilimanjaro) appears to be a synonym 

 of B. a. cinerascens. 



[Irides very dark brown, ej'clids pink flesh ; bill black ; 

 feet dark plumbeous. Two of these Owls were found 

 perched in a Euphorbia tree.] 



124. Bubo lacteus. Verreaux's Eagle Owl. 



Strix lactea Temm. PI. Col. ii. 1820, pi. iv.: Senegal. 



a. S ad. Mt. Suswa. Sept. 26. 



b. S ad. Lake Naivasha, 5700 ft. Dec. 4. 



c. S ad. Rift Valley, 30 miles N.W. of Baringo, 2800 ft. 

 I>ec. 29. 



