«62 Catalogue of Indian Birds. [June, 



Genus Falco. 



2. Falco Subbuteo, Linn. Hobby, Perm. Le Hobereau, Buff. 



3. Falco Chicquera, Daud. Chicquera Falcon, Lath. Le Chicquera, Le Vaill. 



4. Falco Tmnunculus, Linn. Keslrit, Penn. £a Cresserelle, Buff. 



Sub-Fain. Buteonina. — Genus Buteo. 



5. 2?wteo Bacha. Falco Bacha, Daud. Bacha Falcon, Lath. Le Bacha, Le 



Vaill. 

 Buteo holospilus. But. supenie brunneus, subtiis Irunnesccntirufus ; capite, 

 fa&ciisque duabus remigum rectricumque fuscoatris ; nuchd et dor so, collo in 

 fronte, pectore abdomineque toto, tectricibusque alarum maculis albis ocellatis, 

 harum maculis diminutioribus. 

 Statura tertia parte minor quam Buteo Bacha ; ei speciei simillima, differt tamen 

 capite laevi, corporeque toto maculato. 



Genus Circus. 



6. Circus Teesa. Circ. capite corporeque rufo-brunneis, plmnarum rhachibus 

 fuscis; dorso imo, rectricibusque ferrugineis, his fasciis subobsole lis fuscis sep- 

 tem circiter notatis; remigum tectricibus abdomineque albescenti notatis ; 

 femorum tectricibus crissoque rufescenti- albis fronte, guld, nuchceque fascia 

 gracili albis ; rostro pedibusque favis, illius apice nigra. 

 Longitudo 17§. 

 Zuggun Falcon, Lath. ? 



7. Circus cyaneus. Falco cyaneus, Linn. Hen Harrier, Penn. 



8. Circus melanoleucus. Falco melanoleucus, Gmel. Black and white Indian 



Falcon, Penn. Le Tchoug, Le Vaill. 



9. Circus rufui, Briss. Moor Buzzard, Penn. Le Busard, Buff. 



Sub-Fam. Milvina. — Genus Elanus, Savigny. 



10. Elanus Melanopterus, Leach. Le Blac, Le Vaill. 



Fam. Strigida: — Genus Otus. 



11. Otus Bengalensis. Ot. pallide rufescens, fusco alboque undulatim variega- 



tus; nuchce peclorisque plumis in medio strigd lata brunneo-nigrd notatis ; 

 abdomine fusco graciliter fasciato ; remigibus rectricibusque lateralibus prope 

 apicem brunneo fasciatis, his mediis per totum longitudinem similiter notatis. 

 Longitudo 20. 

 Dr. Latham alludes to this as a variety of the great-eared Owl. 



Genus Noctua. 



12. Noctua Indica. Noct. cinereo-brunnea ,- capite guttis parvis albis, alis gran- 



dioribus notatis; abdomine albo, maculis brunneis hmulaties notato ; remigibus 

 rectricibusque albo fasciatis / regione circumoculari, guld, fascidque subgulari, 

 adaures extendente albis. 



Foem. magis rufescens, abdomine magis fasciatim maculato. 

 Longitudo 9. 



Indian Spotted Owl, Lath. ? 

 Noctua Cuculoides. Noct. brunneo-fusca ; capite, dorso, tectricibus alarum, 

 corporeque subtus albo graciliter fasciatis ; remigibus externe albo maculatis ; 

 rectricibus utrinque fasciis albis quique notatis ; guld alba. 



