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June 30, l92-\j Birds of the Indian Empire. 16& 



1586. *(li86) (ilaucidium brodiei. Tke Collared Pigmy Owlet. 

 ^octu&hvodk:i Burton, P. Z.S., 1835, x>- 162 {Himalayas)^ 

 Himalayas, Murree to E. Assam, Burma, China and Malay 

 Peninsula. 



1587- (1187) Ninox scutulata lugubris. The Indian Brown 

 Hawk-Owl. 



Strix lugubris Tickell, J.A.S.B, ii., p. 572 (1833)^ 

 {Dholbhum, Bengal). 



^ N. India from Rajputana to Bengal. 



1588. Ninox scutulata burmanica. The Burmese Brown 



Hawk-Owl. 



Ninox burmanica Hume, S. F., iw., ^'^ 386 (1876), {Pegu). 

 Assam to Burma and Siam. 



• 589. Ninox scutulata affinis. The Andaman Brown 



Haivk-Owl. 



l!imoxa,ffiniiiTytler, Beavan, Ibis, 1867, p. 285 (Andatnans).. 

 Andamans and Nicobars. 



1590. Ninox scutulata hirsuta. The Ceylon Brown- 



Hawk-Owl. 



Ninox hirsuta Temm., PI. Col, 289 (1824), {Ce)jlon). 

 Ceylon. 



159'' Ninox obscura. Hume's Brown Hawk-Owl. 



Ninox obscura Hume, 8. F., i., p. 11, (1873), (Andamans) 

 Andamans and Nicobars. 



ORDER ACCIPITRES.f 



Family Pandionid.^.;!: 



1592. Q189) Pandion haliaetus haliaetus. The Osprey. 



Falco haliaetus Linn., S.N. 10th ed., i., p. 91 (1758), {Sweden), 

 Europe, Asia and Africa, winter to India. 



Family Gypid^. 



1593- (1190) /Egypius monachus. The Cinereous Vulture. 



II Vultur monachus Linn., S.N., 12th ed. 1, p. 122 (1766) 

 (Arabia) S. Europe, N. Africa, East to India and China. 



*This little Owl forms several geographical races which recpiire working out. 



fThis order having just been completely worked by Mr. W- L. Sclater, he has 

 very kindly allowed rue to make use of his Ms. and other work for this Catalogue. 



JVery doubtfully separated from the true Falronidce with which it is linked by the 

 genus Haltai'tus. 



WVuUur applies to a quite different genus and JEi/ypius Savigny, 1809, is the 

 next name applicable. 



