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B. atheniensis, Daudin. 

 B. europtBus, Lesson. 

 Hab. Europe and N. Asia : Himalaya ? 



A. Specimen from Europe. Mr. Bartlett (1844). 



142. B. viRGiNiANUs (Wilson's ^?w. Orn., pi. 50, fig. 1). 



Syn. Strix virginiana et mugellanica, Gmelin. 

 Str. nacundu et B. piuicola, Vieillot. 



B. arcticus, Rich, and Sw., Fauna Ainericana-borealis 

 (variety) . 



Hab. N. and S. America. 



A. Specimen from Mr. Bartlett (1844). 



143. B. BENGALENSis (Gould's ' Ceutury,' pi. 3). 



Syn. Otas benyalensis, Fniaklin. 



Bubo caveareus et TJrrua cavearea, Hodgson. 

 GhoogJioo, H. (Jerdon). 

 Hab. India generally : Afghanistan : but not met with below 

 the tideway of the rivers in Lower Bengal. 



A. B. Adults. C. Young. From the neighbourhood 

 of Allahabad. L. C Stewart, Esq. H. M. 50th. (184(i). 



144. B. UMBRATUS. 



Syn. Urrua umbrata, Blyth, J. A. S. XIV, 180. 



Stfix coromander, coromundra, et coruniandelica, aucto- 

 rum 1 

 Str. coromanda, var., Latham. 

 Hab. India generally. 



A. B. Two specimens, from the vicinity of Calcutta 

 (1844-5). 



Genus Asio, Brisson. 



145. A. OTUS {PL Enl. 29). 



Syn. St7'ix otvs, L. 



Str. solonie7isis, Gm. 

 Otus europceus, Stephens. 

 O. communis. Lesson. 

 O. vulgaris, Fleming. 

 Hab. Europe and N. Asia, Himalaya. 



A. Specimen from the Royal University of Christiania 

 (1846). B. Another, from Afghanistan. Capt. Hutton, 

 (1849.) 



146. A. BRACK YOTus (Gould's B. E. pi. 40). 



Syn. Strix brachyotus, Gmelin. 



Str, ulula, S. cBgolius, et (S. accipitrina, Pallas. 

 S. arctica, Sparrman. 

 S. tripennis, Schrank. 

 S. palustris, Smies. 

 S. brachgura, Nilsson. 

 Brachyurus palustris, Gould. 

 Chota Ghooghoo, II. (Jerdon). 

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