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Hab. Europe ; N. Africa. 



A. Very rufous male, from England. Mr. Bartlett, 

 (1S44). B. Another, less rufous, from N. of England. 

 Mr. Davison (1844). C. Another, dark and non-rufous 

 (very closely resembling No. 168, A), from Scotland. 

 Sir W. Jardine Bt. (1847). D. E. Male and female, 

 rather pale, and non-rufous : from Scandinavia. Chris- 

 tiania University (1846). F. Male (fulvous-grey, the 

 mottlings well defined) : from Algiers. M. Alfred Mal- 

 herbe (1848). 



168. S. NivicoLUM, Hodgson (/. A. S. XIV, 185 ; XV, 9 ; XVI, 464). 



(Remark. This is probably a Himalayan variety of the pre- 

 ceding species ; distinguished by its generally larger size, 

 darker colour, and the usually greater development of the 

 transverse markings of the plumage). 

 Hab. Himalaya. 



A. Fine dark and fulvescent male, from Sikim : pur- 

 chased (1845). B. Do., less fulvescent : from the N. E. 

 Himalava. Purchased (1846). C. Another, also from 

 the N. W. Himalaya. L. C. Stewart, Esq. (1846). D. 

 Female. "Himalaya." T. C. Jerdon, Esq. (1844). 



Subfam. STRIGlNiE. 



Genus Phodilus, Is. Geoflfroy. 



169. Ph. badius (Horsfield's 2ool. Res. in Java, pi. ). 



Syn. Strix badia, Horsfield. 



Wowo-wiwi, or Kalong iviwi, Jav. 

 Hab. Nepal; Sikim; Assam; Arracan ; Malayan peninsula 

 and archipelago. 



A. Very fine specimen: from Ramree (Arracan). Pre- 

 sented by Capt. J. R. Abbott (1845). 



G«nus Strix, L. (as restricted). 



1/0. Str. personata. Vigors (Gould's B. A, Vol. I, pi. 29). 

 Syn. Str. cychjjs, Gould. 

 Hab. Australia. 



A. Specimen purchased (1847). 



171. Str. flammea, L. 



Syn. S. javanica apud Sykes and Jerdon. 



Lakkhi or Jahkhi Pencha, B. : Kareya, or Kurail, H., 

 vulgo Booree Chooree, Jerdon. Jilei, Bhagulpore. 

 Hab. Europe and Asia ; Africa? N. America? 



A. Male. B. C. Females. From the vicinity of Cal- 

 cutta (1843-6). 



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