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40. ATHENE WHITELYI, Blyth, Ibis, 1867, p. 313. 



Athene cuculoides. Ibis, 1861, pp. 25, 265, 1867, p. 406 ; P. Z. S. 

 1863, p. 262. 



Ab A. cuculoidi alarumetcaudcefasciispaucioribusdistinguenda. 

 Amoy ; Canton ; Foochow ; Szechuen. Goes south on the ap- 

 proach of winter. 



41. ATHENE BRODIJEI (Burt.). 

 Noctua brodicei, Burt. P. Z. S. 1835. 



Tingchow (Fokien Province). One specimen of this was brought 

 to me at Amoy in January 1867. 



42. ATHENE PARDALOTA, Swinhoe ; Ibis, 1863, p. 216. 

 Differt a sp. prcecedente venire media nigro yuttato. 

 Formosa. 



43. NINOX JAPONICA, Temm. et Schleg. ; Zool. 1858, p. 6228 ; 

 Ibis, 1863, pp. 89, 215, 1864, p. 427, 1866, p. 307, 1870, p. 88; 

 P. Z. S. 1862, p. 316, 1863, p. 262. 



Athene scutellata (Raffles) ; Ibis, 1860, p. 47. 

 Amoy ; Hainan ; Formosa ; Tientsin. 



44. BUBO MAXIMUS, Sibb. ; Zool. 1858, p. 6227; Ibis, 1860, 

 p. 47, 1861, pp. 254, 327; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 262. 



Amoy, North China. 



45. KETUPA CEYLONENSIS (Gmel.); Ibis, 1861, p. 27; P. Z. S. 

 1863, p. 262. 



Hongkong. 



46. SCOPS SUNIA, Hodgs. 



Scops japonicus, Schleg. Faun. Japon. ; Zool. 1858, p. 6228; 

 Ibis, 1863, p. 89 ; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 262. 



Scops bakkamcena(?Qim.); Ibis, 1860, p. 47; P. Z. S. 1862, p. 316. 

 Amoy in winter; Pekin. 



47. LEMPIJIUS SEMITORQUES (Schleg.). 



Ephialtes plumipes, Hume, Scrap Book, Part 1, No. 2, p. 307. 



Digitis supra plumatis. 



Schlegel (Mus. des Pays-Bas, Oti, p. 24) cites specimens from 

 Japan and Nepal. Pere *David has sent it from Moupiu (N.W. 

 corner of Szechuen). 



48. LEMPIJIUS GLABRIPES. 



Ephialtes glabripes, Swinh. Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. vol. vi. 4th 

 series, p. 152. 



Scops semitorques, Swinh. (nee Schlegel), Ibis, 1863, p. 217, 

 1867, p. 409; P. Z. S. 1863, p. 262. 



