401 Dr. O. Fin sch on a 



species of which specimens were actually obtained. I may 

 add that a MS. list of Kuhl (1820-21) mentions three Owls 

 {Ketupa ketupa, Huhua orientalis, and Scops lempiji, all new 

 at that time) as collected by him near Buitenzorg. 



List of known Javan Owls. 



1. Ketupa ceylonensis (Less.). 



Ketupa ketupa (Horsf.); Sharpe, Hand-1. i. p. 281. 



Ketupa ceylonensis (Less.) Sharpe, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. ii. 

 1875, p. 8; Vorderm. 1. c. p. 48 (Batavia, Salak) ; Bartels, 

 1. c. p. 131 (Preanger) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1903, p. 281. 



Hab. Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Malay Peninsula to S. 

 Tenasserim. 



2. Huhua ortentalis (Horsf). 



Huhua orientalis (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, 1. c. p. 284. 



Bubo orientalis Sharpe, Cat. B. ii. p. 39 ; Bartels, 1. c. 

 p. 131 (Preanger). 



The distribution of this species is the same as that of the 

 last, but includes the Island of Banka. 



Schlegel recognised the Javan bird as a distinct race {Bubo 

 orientalis minor), and a careful comparison of specimens 

 from various localities seems desirable in order to settle the 

 question whether the Javan species (or subspecies) is 

 peculiar to the island. If so, the species from Sumatra, 

 Borneo, and the Malay Peninsula must be called H. suma- 

 trana (Raffl.). 



3. Scops lempiji (Horsf.). 



Scops lempiji (Horsf.) ; Sharpe, 1. c. p. 287; id. Cat. B. ii. 

 p. 91 ; Vorderm. 1. c. p. 48 (Batavia, Salak) ; Bartels, 1. c. 

 p. 131 (Preanger) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1903, p. 283. 



Hab. Java, Borneo, Sumatra, Banka, Malay Peninsula, 

 and Indo-Chinese Provinces {Sharpe) ; also the Kangean 

 Islands (Nov. Zool. 1902, p. 428). 



This species has apparently not yet been divided subspeci- 

 fically, although Gurney called attention to " a large form 

 from Sumatra" ('Ibis/ 1879, p. 470). It is the most 

 common of the Javan Owls, and was long ago described by 



