232 



AVIFAUNA OF LAYS AN, ETC. 



Fifteen adult examples of C. L. Brehm's collection, taken out of the drawer at random, are as 



in. in. 



Wiistenwetzdorf, Orlthal 12*5 6-0 



Wustenwetzdorf, Orlthal 125 5 9 



Orlthal 123 5'9 



Sandersleben 12"8 6*1 



Sandersleben 12*3 5 9 



Renthendorf 12'5 59 



Renthendorf 126 6-0 



Renthendorf 12*2 57 



Renthendorf 124 49 



Madrid 12-5 60 



Wolga 12 6 5*6 



Gothenburg 12 8 6*3 



Mexico 12'5 6-2 



Blue Nile 121 59 



The other skins in my collection measure : — Wing. Tail. 



in. in. 



Bournemouth (C. Rothschild) 12 3 6 2 



Dorset 12-4 6*0 



Tring 130 63 



Kamtschatka (Guillemard coll.) 12 8 6-3 



Enzeli, Persia (Mocquerys coll.) 124 6*2 



Japan (Owston) 122 5'9 



Sambhar Lake, India (Marshall) 12'8 6 



Corsica (Whitehead coll.) 12*2 6'0 



Jalisco, Mexico (Dr. Buller) 12o 6*3 



Jalisco, Mexico (Dr. Buller) 122 6"3 



Prov. Rio Janeiro (Paul Neumann) 13*0 63 



Thus we see that Asio accipitrimis from the Old and New World have the wings from 

 12'1 to 13 inches, the tails 57 to 63 inches long ; while my Sandwich Islands series has the 

 wings 11*4 to 118 inches, the tails 54 to 5*6 inches long, and this makes about an inch or 

 more difference in tails and wings. 



Cassin referred the Hawaiian Short-eared Owl to Asio galapagoensis (Gould), but the 

 latter is a perfectly distinct species l , and Hawaiian examples do not in any way approach 

 A- galapagoensis. 



The Short-eared Owl is not at all rare in the Sandwich Islands, where it seems to be 

 sedentary and breeds. It is known to breed on Hawaii, Kauai, and Lanai, and is said to 

 be common on Oahu and seen on Maui. Mr. li. W. Meyer, a gentleman who assisted Palmer 

 very much with kind hospitality and advice, found it also breeding on Molokai. They 

 probably breed on all the islands. 



1 See Kid-way in Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. xix. p. 585, and Nov. Zool. vi. p. 175. 



