collected in the Philipjnne Islands, 99 



Thus I think there can be little doubt that the Mindoro 

 Scops is not the female of S. longicornis, but is a new species, 

 for which I propose the name of Scops mindorensis. 



30. NiNOX JAPONicA (Temm. & Schl.), (Grant, Ibis, 1896, 

 pp. Ill, 463.) 



Met with in Mindoro on 24th October, and in Fuga Island 

 on 15th April. This species is a winter migrant to the 

 Philippines. 



Iris king's yellow ; bill greenish brown ; cere dull olive- 

 green ; feet dull yellow. 



31. NiNox PHiLipPENSis Bouap. (Grant, Ibis, 1895, 

 p. 441; 1896, p. 110.) 



These peculiar little Owls are more often met with during 

 the day than Scops Owls, from their habit of being much 

 more easily flushed. A Scops Owl does not move until 

 nearly touched, but Nlnox nearly always leaves its roost if 

 appi-oached. within a few yards. Ninox also frequents much 

 more open country at night, often coming close to the 

 villages, where it makes a considerable noise during the 

 whole night if it be clear moonlight, one of my "boys'' having 

 shot as many as three one CA^ening close to our house. 



Iris straw-yellow; cere dull yellowish green; legs pale 

 yellow, with a slight greenish tinge. 



32. Ninox mindorensis. (Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 463.) 

 Obtained in the lowlands about the base of Monte Du- 



lungan in Mindoro ; and but for the incessant rains I might 

 have obtained more specimens. It seems strange that 

 Mindoro should possess two Hawk-Owls peculiar to the 

 Philippines, N. spilonotus having been desci'ibed from Cebu, 

 and also met with in Mindoro by Messrs. Bourns and 

 Worcester. One of the natives of Mindoro called this bird 

 the " Bucali," and told me that it always accompanied wild 

 pigs- 



33. Strix CANDIDA Tickcll. 



Fairly common in Luzon, and often obtained in the 

 vicinity of Manila, from which locality I purchased a 



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