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and of ear coverts are elongated and decomposed, the tips of longest 

 feathers being merely hairs. Wing, 6.30; tail, 3.50; tarsus, 1.19; cul- 

 men, from base of bill, 0.76. 



This example appears to be the second known specimen of Ninox 

 mindorensis. The type, a female, was collected by Whitehead "in the 

 lowlands about the base o*f Monte Dulungan, in Mindoro." Judging 

 from Grant's description of the female (Ibis, 1896, p. 463), the sexes 

 of this species are similar. The bird is so different from N. philip- 

 pinensis that I took it to be a young bird at first. Dr. Eichmond 

 examined our specimen and confirmed my identification. 



Ninox philippinensis Bp. 



An immature male from Aparri, August 8, appears to be of this 

 species. The bird came aboard our steamer in the evening. 



Ninox japonica (Temm. and Schl.) ; Grant, Ibis, 1896, p. 141 (Fuga). 

 Several specimens from Calayan, where it is called "cok-cok," are 

 identical with three from Fuga and with one from Cuyo, the latter iden- 

 tified by Dr. Richmond. 



OTUS 1 CUYENSIS, new species. 



Scops sp. McGregor, Bull. Phil. Mm, No. 3, p. 15. 



Type. — No. 1900, adult male, light phase, Philippine Museum Col- 

 lection. Cuyo Island, Paragua Province, P. I. Collected January 12, 

 1903, by R. C, McGregor and A. Celestino. 



Description. — Feathers of head and neck heavily streaked with black- 

 ish brown, the edges more or less notched with whitish and light rufous; 

 "horns" also blackish, but edges rufous ; back dark rufous, finely speckled 

 with blackish, clearer rufous on upper tail coverts. Each outer scapular 

 with a large white spot on outer web followed by a blackish spot on tip 

 and bordered toward base by a dark brown line. Chin and upper throat 

 whitish with narrow brown shaft stripes, the webs marked more or less 

 with cinnamon; remainder of under parts dark cinnamon, more or less 

 cross-barred with white and dark brown, each feather with a blackish 

 brown shaft stripe; the coloration is heaviest across the upper breast 

 owing to the greater width of the shaft stripes and reduction of the 

 white areas; middle of abdomen almost pure white; the flank feathers 

 with narrow shaft lines and wide white bars; thighs rufous brown; 

 wings mostly sandy cinnamon more or less mottled with brown; outer 

 web of primaries regularly notched with five or six spots of white 

 or whitish cinnamon bordered with dark brown; similar notches on 

 secondaries but less prominent owing to darker color of spots. Quills 

 below brownish with slightly lighter irregular and almost obsolete bars. 

 Bastard wing with similar light notches on outer web; on the first 



1 Otus, Pennant. Cf. Stone, Auk, 1903, p. 275. 

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