148 BIRDS OF BRITISH BURMAH. 



Young birds have the head green, the blue on the rump reduced in 

 extent, and there is hardly a trace of the wing-spot. 



In the adult males the upper mandible is orange-vermilion; the lower 

 mandible is dusky or dull reddish brown, or sometimes pale horny streaked 

 with dusky ; the legs and feet are pale dirty green the eyelids and cere 

 greenish brown or dusky green ; the irides creamy white. (Davison.) 



Length 7'5 inches, tail 2, wing 4'8, tarsus '5, bill from gape *75. The 

 female is of the same size. 



The Malayan Parrot occurs in Tenasserim from the south up to Tavoy 

 and Nwalabo mountain, where Mr. Davison found it abundant. 



It extends to Cochin China and down the Malay peninsula to Singapore ; 

 it is also found in Sumatra, Bangka and Borneo. 



This small Parrot, according to Mr. Davison, is a migratory species in 

 Tenasserim, arriving in that Division about the beginning of April. He 

 does not, however, state when they leave ; and I think it is open to ques- 

 tion whether this Parrot is really migratory in the ordinary sense of the 

 word, or whether it merely moves about the country according as the 

 flowers on which it appears to feed are abundant or otherwise. It goes 

 about in small flocks, and has a sharp whistling note. 



Order VI. STBIGES. 

 Family BUBONID^. 

 Genus KETUPA, Less. 



529. KETUPA CEYLONENSIS. 

 THE BROWN FISH-OWL. 



Strix zeylonensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 287. Ketupa ceylonensis, Jerd. B. 2nd 

 i. p. 133 ; Hume, Rough Notes, ii. p. 379 ; id. S. F. i. p. 431 ; id. Nests and Eggs, 

 p. 64 ; Ball, 8. F. ii. p. 382 j Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. Mm. ii. p. 4 ; Hume, S. F. 

 i\\. p. 38 ; JBl. B. Burm. p. 66 ; Armstrong, S. F. iv. p. 300 ; David et Oust. Ois. 

 Chine, p. 40 ; Legge, Birds Ceylon, p. 127 ; Hume $ Dav. S. F. vi. p. 33 ; Oates, 

 S. F. vii. p, 45 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 83. 



Description. Male and female. The whole upper plumage buffy brown 

 each feather with a broad black streak down the centre ; the feathers of 



