52 Messrs. La Toucke and Rickett on the 



An egg in Rickett's collection, answering to the descrip- 

 tion of that of this species, was taken from the nest of 

 Graculipica nigricollis about the end of May. It measures 

 1-28 x -95 in. 



Centropus sinensis Steph. : Ibis, 1892, p. 480. 



A common resident on the plains and low hills. 



We have a nest taken on June 21st. It was a bulky mass 

 of " sword-grass." The two eggs it contained were blunt 

 ovals in shape and measured 151 X 116 and 1*47 X 1*20 in. 

 They were cream-coloured, with shells of a chalky texture. 



Bubo ignavus Forst. 



Breeds in the vicinity of Foochow. 



Two young birds were given to La Touche by a Dominican 

 missionary stationed at Haitan Island, and Rickett has known 

 of several young birds (some in the downy stage) offered for 

 sale in Foochow. 



Scops glabripes Swinhoe : Rickett, Ibis, 1900, p. 57. 



The eggs referred to in the above-cited paper were taken 

 on May 21st. They were of a rather deep creamy tint, 

 somewhat closely pitted, and measured 1*40 X T24 and 

 1-42x1-27 in. 



Rickett's collector shot a female on March 28th which 

 contained three well-developed ova — the largest, he said, of 

 the size of the top of his thumb. He described the oviduct 

 as much enlarged and flaccid. 



Young birds are easily reared on raw meat and become 

 very tame. 



Scops stictonotus Sharpe. 

 Scops latouchii Rickett. 



These two Owls are, no doubt, resident in the wooded hills 

 and mountains, but we know nothing of their nidification. 



Glaucidium whitelyi (Blyth). 



We have only one egg of this very common resident 

 species. It was taken from a hole high up in the trunk of 

 a tall pine, and measures l'38x 1*24 in. 



