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o^ four bars ; on the tail also/owr bars. Total length 13 inches, wing 117, 

 tail 5"2, tarsus 2'7. 



S'. India (presented by Mr. Gould). Of the same grey Indian type 

 as the others ; below orange-buff, with tiny little dusky spots ; on the flanks 

 scarcely any remains of vermiculations ; remains o^four bars on the quills and 

 on the tail. Total length 15 inches, wing WQ, tail 5'3, tarsus 2'6. 



T'. Seetaport (presented by Mr. Gould). Dull grey above, coarsely 

 vermiculated ; white below, with a few spots ; on the quills remains oi four 

 bars; tail with four bars. Total length 13*5 inches, wing 11"1, tail 4*9, 

 tarsus 2'45. 



U'. Deccan (obtained from Mr. Whitely). Pale grey above, vdth very 

 minute frecklings and little or no orange showing ; under surface pure white, 

 with numerous spots of ashy brown, some diamond-shaped and some trian- 

 gular ; the under surface here and there mottled with greyish brovni wavy 

 bars, apparently the remains of vermiculations ; inner lining of quills whitish, 

 the bands having nearly all disappeared ; bands on tail four. Total length 

 14'5 inches, wing 12*4, tail 5*3, tarsus 2"7. 



v. Nepal (presented by Mr. Hodgson). Very pronounced grey above, 

 the frecklings extremely small ; under surface pale orange, with a considerable 

 number of spots, and having remains of vermiculations on the sides of the 

 body and flanks ; bars on quills four ; on the tail^we bars. Total length 14 

 inches, wing 11*7, tail 5'0, tarsus 2*5. 



W. Nepal (Hodgson). Grey above ; below pure white, the belly much 

 spotted, but not so numerously on the chest ; on the flanks a slight indication 

 of vermiculations ; on quills remains of three bars, on ta.il four. Total length 

 13 inches, wing 12*4, tail 5'0, tarsus 23. 



X'. Nepal (Hodgson). Similar to the preceding, but less spotted 

 below ; remains of four bars on the quills, nearly obsolete ; four bars on the 

 tail. Total length 12-5 inches, wing ll'O, tail 5'0, tarsus 2-2, 



N.B. — The tendency to a slightly waved under surface (the character of 

 the Javan Barn- Owl) is noticeable in the Indian bird. Taken with Mr. 



