22Ó 



X. KURODA 



Farn. STRIGIDiE. 



29. Aimo» scutulata (Raffi.). 

 Brown Owlet. 



Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., II, p. 156; Blanford, F. Br. Ind., Bds., Ill, p. 

 309; Dresser, Alan. l'ai. Bds., I, p. 495; Nuiox japonica T. & S., Swinhoe, 

 P.Z.S., 1871, p. 343; David et Oust., p. 36; Grant, P.Z.S., 1900, p. 488. 



One female (Nov. 14, 191 1) from Yen-bai. The first primary shows no 

 bars, unlike the Yunnan specimen which was described by Anderson. 



30. Scops lettia er/jthrocautpa (Swinh.). 

 Swinhoe's Collared Scops Owl. 



Scops crytlirocavipa (Sw.), Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., II, p. 89; (.Uns 

 hmpiji cr vthrocavipa (Sw.), Ingram, Nov. Zool., XIX, p. 277. 



One male in the rufous (Jan. 30, 1912) and one female in the grey phase 

 (Mar. 23), both from Lao-kay. 



31. Scops ffiu fff/umopoflus Gray. 

 Gray's Scops-Owl. 



Scops gymnopodus Gray, Sharpe, Cat. B. Br. Mus., II, p. 65 ; 6*. giu 

 Blanford, F. B. Ind., Bds., Ill, p. 291 (part.); Dresser, Man. Pal. Bds., I, p. 

 486-487 (part.). 



One female (Nov. 16, 1911) from Lao-kay. 



Dimensions of the specimen : 



T. L. 



Wing. 



Tail 



Tarsus 



177 mm. 

 (about) 



133 mm. 



58.5 mm. 



20.5 mm. 



Sharpe gave for this subspecies: total length 6.7 in. (=169 mm.), 

 wing 5.1 in. (= 129 mm.), tail 2.5 in. ( = 63 mm.), tarsus 0.85 in. ( = 22 mm.), 



