160 BIRDS OF BRITISH BURMAH. 



wishes to investigate the history of these Hawk-Owls is referred to them 

 for further information. 



The Brown Hawk-Owl is found abundantly over the whole of British 

 Burmah, both in the hills and plains. 



It occurs throughout India, Ceylon, the Indo-Burmese countries, the 

 Malay peninsula and islands, Cochin China, China and Japan. 



This Hawk-Owl is found alike in forests and in spare jungle and 

 gardens. It comes out about dusk and sits on the branches of dead trees, 

 from which it sallies out to capture insects. Its note resembles the word 

 whoo-wuk repeated several times. 



Genus GLAUCIDIUM, Boie. 



541. GLAUCIDIUM BRODIEL 

 THE COLLARED PIGMY OWLET. 



Noctua brodiei, Burton, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 152. Glaucidium brodiei, Jerd. B. 2nd. 

 i. p. 146 ; Hume, Rough Notes, ii. p. 417 ; Sharpe, Cat. Birds B. Mus. ii. p. 67 ; 

 Bl. B. Bnrm. p. 67 ; Hume Sf Dav. S. F. vi. p. 39 ; Hume, S. F. viii. p. 84 ; 

 Bingham, S. F. ix. p. 148. Tsenioptynx brodiei, Hume, Nests and Eggs, p. 71. 

 Athene brodiei, David et Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 38, pi. 5. 



Description. Male and female. Forehead, crown, nape, cheeks, ear- 

 coverts, sides of neck and a band across the throat brown, narrowly barred 

 with pale fulvous ; chin, a stripe under the cheeks and ear-coverts and 

 the whole throat white ; a broad rufous collar round the hind neck, more 

 or less mixed with blackish ; remainder of upper plumage, wings and tail 

 rufous-brown, barred with fulvous ; a broad line from the throat down the 

 abdomen to the vent pure white ; remainder of lower plumage rich rufous, 

 barred with fulvous. 



In another phase the whole upper plumage is greyish brown, barred with 

 white; the fulvous collar as described above; the outer webs of the 

 scapulars largely marked with white ; the lower plumage less rufous. 



Cere, bill and feet yellowish green ; iris bright yellow ; claws horny. 

 (Bingham, MS.) 



Length 6'3 inches, tail 2'2, wing 3'4, tarsus '8, bill from gape '75. The 

 female is larger than the male, the wing being 3' 75 and the total length 

 about 6'8. 



The Collared Pigmy Owlet is found in Tenasserim from Tavoy northwards, 

 and Capt. Bingham states that it is common in the Thoungyeen valley. 

 I have never obtained it in Pegu ; but I am under the impression that I 

 have frequently heard the note of this small Owl near the town of Pegu 



