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40. Athene whitelyi, Blyth, Ibis, 18G7, p. 313. 



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

 1863, p. 262. 



Ab A. cuculoidi alarum et caudce fasciis paucioribus distinyuenda. 



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

 proach of winter. 



41. Athene brodi^ei (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 ventre medio nigro cjuttato. 

 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 (Peun.); 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. 



Bigitis supra plumatis. 



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

 Japan and Nepal. Pere David has sent it from Moupin (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. 



