ASio. 99 



Carine brama, Tem. PI. Col. ii. pi. 68. Sharps, Ibis, 1875, p. 

 258 ; Cat. Striges, p. 139. Noctua indica, FranU. P. Z. S. 1831, p. 

 115. Athene braina, Blijth, Ann. N. H. xii. p. 93 ; Gray, Gen. JB. i. 

 p. 34; Jerd. B. Ind. i. p. 141, No. 76; Mun-ay, Hdbk., ZooL, ^c, 

 Sind ; Hume, Boiiyh Notes, ii. p. 404. — The Spottkd Owlet. 



Adult. — Above greyish browiij eacli feather with tvvo white spots ; 

 the scapulars barred with whi;ej more broadly on the outer webs ; 

 wing-coverts concolorous with the back, and spotted with white; pri- 

 maries and their coverts brown, externally notched with white, and 

 barred on the inner web; uppeii tail-coverts and tail brown, also barred 

 with white; head and hind neck closely spotted with white; lores, eye- 

 brow, chin, a demicollar and patch on the breast pure white; ear- 

 coverts brown, the feathers tipped with greyish ; foreneck white, the 

 tips of the feathers brown, forming a brown band between the white 

 patch of the breast and foreneck ; rest of under surface white, barred 

 transversely with brown ; under tail-coverts, tarsal plumes, and under 

 wing-coverts pure white, the latter streaked with brown ; cere dusky ; 

 bill greenish horny ; toes sparsely covered with stifS' bristles ; irides 

 bright yellow. 



Length. — 9 inches, wing 6, tail 3 to 35, tarsus I'i. 



Hab. — India generally to the foot of the Himalayas. Extends into 

 Beloochistan, Persia, Afghanistan, Burmah and Ceylon. Extremely 

 common in Sind, the Punjab, Deccan and Concans, North Guzerat 

 Kutch, Kattiawar. and Jodhpore, and is a resident wherever found. 

 Breeds in Sind in February and March. Eggs 4, pure white, oval. 



Sub-Family, SYRNIIN^,— Hooting Owls. 



Asiouinae, (pt.) Vigors. — Head large, with ear tufts ; ear-conoh with 

 large operculum, facial disk distinct ; wings long, 2nd and 3rd quills 

 longest ; bill short, curved from the base ; toes feathered. 



Gen. AsiO- — Briss. 



Characters, same as those of the Sub-Family. 



Asio Otus? Lin- S. N. i. p. 132; Sharpe, Cat. Striges, p. 227- Otus 

 vulgaris, Fleming, Brit. An. p. 56; Gray, Gn\. B- i. p. 40; Govh1. U. 

 Eur. pi. 39; Jerd. Birds Ind. p. 125, No. 67; Loche Exp. Sci. Alger. 

 Ols. p. 96; Eume, Boitc/h Notes, ii. p. 363; Murray, Hdbk., ZooL, §-0., 

 Hind, p. 121. Otus communis, Less. Traite. p. 110.— The Long-eabed 

 Owl. 



Head, neck, and breast yellowish brown, or tawny yellow, with mesial 

 dark brown longitudinal streaks to the feathers, many of which are 

 margined whitish and pencilled with dusky brown; ear-tufts 1-H 

 inch, brownish black in the middle, edged tawny, the upper edge of the 

 inner web whitish; forehead finely mottled, whitish, dusky and feriu- 

 ginous; face dusky white with hair-like lines of black; feathers round 

 the eye blackish ; ear-coverts yellowish, tipped with dusky brown ; facial 

 ruff white, the feathers tipped with black; chin while ; throat with stiff 



