Asio. 99 



Carine brama, Tern. PL Col. ii. pi. 68. Sharpe, Ibis, 1875, p. 

 258; Cat. Striges, p. 139. Noctua indica, Frankl P. Z. S. 1831, p. 

 115. Athene brama, Blyfh, Ann. N. E. xii. p. 93 ; G7-ay, Gen. B. i. 

 p. 34; Jercl. B. Ind. i. p. 141, No. 76; Murray, Hdbk., Zool., Sj'c.j 

 Sind ; Hume, Rough Notes, ii. p. 404. — The Spotted Owlet, 



Adult. — Above greyish brown, each feather with two white spots ; 

 the scapulars barred with white, more broadly on the outer webs ; 

 wing-cov^erts concolorous with the back, and spotted with white; pri- 

 mai'ies and their coverts brown, externally notched with white, and 

 barred on the inner web; upper tail-coverts and tail brown, also barred 

 with white; head and hind neck closely spotted with white; lores, eye- 

 brow, chin, a demicollar and patch on the breast pure white; ear- 

 coverts brown, the feathers tipped with greyish ; foreneck white, the 

 tips of the feathers brown, forming a brown band between the white 

 patch of the breast and foreneck ; rest of under surface white, barred 

 transversely with brown ; under tail-coverts, tarsal plumes, and under 

 wing-coverts pure white, the latter streaked with brown ; cere dusky; 

 bill greenish horny ; toes sparsely covered with stifi' bristles ; irides 

 bright yellow. 



Length. — 9 inches, wing 6, tail 3 to 3*5, tarsus r4. 



Hah. — India generally to the foot of the Himalayas. Extends into 

 Beloochistan, Persia, Afghanistan, Burmah and Ceylon. Extremely 

 common in Sind, the Punjab, Deccan and Concans, North Guzerat 

 Kutch, Kattiawar, and Jodhpore, and is a resident wherever found. 

 Breeds in Sind in February and March. Eggs 4, pure white, oval. 



Sub-Family, SYRNIINyE,— Hooting Owls. 



Asioninse, {pt.) Vigors. — Head large, with ear tufts ; ear-conch with 

 large operculum, facial disk distinct ; wings loug, 2nd and 3rd quills 

 longest; bill short, curved from the base; toes feathered. 



Gen. AsiO- — Briss. 



Characters, same as those of the Sub-Family. 



Asio 0tuS5 Lin. S. N. i. p. 132; Sharpe, Gat. Striges, p. 227- Otus 

 vulgaris, Fleming, Brit. An. p. 56; Gray, Gfn. B. i. p. 40; Govld. B. 

 Eur. pi. 39; Jercl. Birds hid. p. 125, No. 67; Loche Exp. Sci. Alger. 

 Ois. p. 96 ; Hume, Rough Notes, ii. p. 363 ; Murray, Hdbk., Zool., Src, 

 Sind, p. 121. Otus communis, Less. Traite. p. 110. — The Long-eared 

 Owl. 



Head, neck, and breast yellowish brown, or tawny yellow, with mesial 

 dark brown longitudinal streaks to the feathers, many of which are 

 margined whitish and pencilled with dusky brown; ear-tufts 1-1| 

 inch, brownish black in the middle, edged tawny, the upper edge of the 

 inner web whitish; forehead finely mottled, whitish, dusky and ferru^ 

 ginous ; face dusky white with hair-like lines of black; feathers round 

 the eye blackish ; ear-coverts yellowish, tipped with dusky brown; facial 

 ruflf white, the feathers tipped with black; chin white; throat with stifle 



