262 MR. R. SWINHOE ON THE BIRDS Or CHINA. [JunC 23, 



SxRIGIDiE. 



24. Athene cuculoides, Vigors; Bp. Consp. Av. p. 40. 

 From Canton to Ningpo. 



2-5. NiNox japonicus. 



Strix hirsutajaponica, Schleg. Faun. Jap. t. 9 ; Bp. Consp. Av. p. 4 1 . 



From Amoy to Tientsin ; found also in Formosa. Originally de- 

 scribed from Japan. 



26. Ketupa ceylonensis, Gmel. Crab-Owl. 



Procured only from the hills of Hongkong. Abundant in Ceylon 

 and in many parts of India. 



27. Scops sEMixoRauES, Schleg. Faun. Jap. 



S, lempiji, var. lettia, Hodgs., Blyth's Catalogue. 



South China ; as yet only traced from Canton to Foochow, thence 

 across to Formosa. Also in Japan, and throughout the hilly regions 

 of India. Is replaced in the Malayan peninsula by the allied S. 

 lempiji, Horsf. 



28. Scops japonicus, Schleg. ; Bp. Consp. Av. p. 48. 



S. bakkamcena, Penn. 



From Canton to Peking ; also in Japan. Occurs in South China 

 in winter, and is found in Tientsin during summer. I procured it 

 at Amoy twice, and have seen it on several occasions in winter only, 

 and Captain Blakiston procured one at Canton on the 15th of No- 

 vember ; hence I infer it to be a bird of passage, spending the summer 

 in North China and Japan, and wintering in South China. Is pro- 

 bably the same as the bird of Hindostan, S. bakkamcena, Penn. ; at 

 least it has been so identified by Mr. E. Blyth. 



29. Bubo maximus, Sibbold. Great Horned Owl. 



B. atheniensis (Aldrov.), Bp. Consp. Av. p. 48. 

 Strix bubo, L. ; von Sclirenck, Amurland, p. 249. 



From Canton to Talien Bay, and thence on to the Amoor. In 

 many parts of China it is by no means rare throughout the year. 



.30. Otus vulgaris, Flem. Long-eared Owl. 



Otus vulgaris, Bp. Consp. Av. p. 50. 



Strix {JEgolius) otus, L. ; v. Schrenck, Amurland, p. 246. 



Procured by Mr. Fleming at Tientsin. Found in Amoorland (v. 

 Schrenck), and more or less common in many parts of China proper. 



31. Otus brachyotus (Gmel.). Short-eared Owl. 



Brachyotus palustris, Bp. Consp. Av. p. 51. 



Strix (jEgolius) brachjotus, v. Schrenck, Amurland, p. 246. 



From Canton to the Amoor. 



