in captivity in lower bengal. 279 



Length of life in captivity. 

 A specimen from Assam lived for about five years. 



(213) THE BROWN FISH OWL. 

 (KETUPA CEYLONENSIS—(0a»eJ.) ) 

 Hindi — Ulee. Bengali — Halum penehd. 

 Hab. — Found all over India, Burmah, and Ceylon, and is said to 

 extend to China also. 



Length of life in captivity. 



- Three or four of them lived for over ten years, and were, after 

 that period, set at liberty, in consequence of their habitation being 

 dismantled. 



(214) THE JAVAN FISH OWL. 

 (KETUPA JAVANENSIS— (Z«w.) ) 

 Hab. — Java, Sumatra, Borneo, and the Malay peninsula. 



Length of life in captivity. 



A specimen obtained in 1880 lived for about seven or eight 

 months only. 



(215) THE ROCK-HORNED OWL. 

 (BUBO BENGALENSIS-(JVa»*.) ) 

 Hab. — Found throughout India and Ceylon; rare in Lower Bengal. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Nearly twelve years. 



(216) THE FOREST EAGLE OWL. 

 (BUBO KEPALENSIS-.^^.) 



The distinctive characteristic of this species is its prominent ear 

 tufts, about three inches long. 



Hab. — The central regions of Nepal, and the lower ranges of 

 the North- West Himalayas. 



