BIRDS OF EASTERN AND SOUTHERN ASIA. 



Jth. malaharica, Blyth (J. A. S. XV. 280). 

 Syn. a. ciistanoptcra apud Jerdon. supp. 

 Inhabits Malabar. 

 Alk. castanotus, Blyih. 



Btn. Ath. castanoptera apud Blyth, J. A. S. XV. 280. 

 Inhabits Ceylon, (where common. 



Ath.. Irama (PI, Col. 68;. 



Syn. Strix branna, Temminck. 



Str. persica ? JNouv. Diet, d' Hist. Nat. 

 Noctua indica, franklin. 

 N, tarayensis, Hodgson. 



Katoria PeitcJia, Beng. : Chugad, or Choghud. 

 H. : Panglali, Mahratta. Inhabits India gene- 

 rally to foot of Himalaya ; extremely common 

 in Lower Bengal : Persia, at about Erzeroum, 



Ath.notiua (Gould's J, E. pi. 48). 



Syn. Strix ncctiia, Retzius. 



Str. p;isserina apud Latham and Temminck. 



S. uudipes, Nilsson. 



Noctua veterum, Liclitenstein. 



Athene gvmiiO|ius, (? , Hodgson. 



Ath. bactrianui., Blyth, J. A. S. XVI. 776. 



Inhabits Europe ; N. and W. Asia ; Af- 

 ghanistan ; Himalaya (?) ; N, Africa. 



jitk. passerina (Gould's £. E. pi. 50). 



Bi'N. st'ix passerina, Linnseiis. 

 Str. pygmcea, Bechstein. 

 Str. acadit-a, Temminck. 



Inhabits N. Europe and Asia. 

 Ath. Brodiei. 



syn. Noctua Brodiei, Burton, P. Z. S. 3835, p. 152. 

 N. tubiger and Athene baudia, Hodgson. 



Inhabits Himalaya. 



Subfam. SYENIINiE. 



Genus SYRNIUM, Savigny. 



8. Indrani, Grab's III. Gen. Birds, pi. 14). 



Stn. Strix indrani, Sykes (vide J. A. S. XVI. 463). 

 Ulula ? et Bulaca newarensis, Hodgson. 

 B. monticola, Jerdon. 



Newar, Nepal (H). Inhabits India generally, 

 mountainous parts ; Ceylon : Malayan penin- 

 sula. 



8. siiiense (Hardw. III. Ind. Zool.) 



Syn. Strix sinensis, (?), Latham. 

 Str. orientalis, Shaw. 



Inhabits most parts of India, to foot of 

 Himalaya : not Lower Bengal (at least below 

 the tideway of the rivers). China ? 



S. nivicolum, Hodgson (J. A. S. XIV. 185 ; 

 XV. 9 ; XVI. 464). Kemark. This is pro- 

 bably a Himalayan variety of S. aluco- Gould, 

 distinguished by its generally larger size, darker 

 colour, and the usually greater development of 

 Ihe transverse markings of the plumage. In 

 habits Himalaya. 



Subfam. STRIGINJl. 



Genus PHODILUS, Is. GeofTroy. 

 Ph. badius (Horsfield's Zool. Res. in Java. 

 Pl- ). 



Syn. Strix badia. Horsfield. 



W owo-wiwi, or Kalong wiwi, Jav. Inhabits 

 Nepal ; Sikim ; Assam ; Arracau ; Malayan 

 peninsula and archipelago. 



Genus STIllX, L. (as restricted). 



Str. flammiea, L. 

 Syn. S. javanica apud Sykes and Jerdon. 



Lakkhi or JakMii Pencha, B. : Kareya, or 

 Kurail, H., vulj^o Booree Chooree, Jerdon. 

 oilei, Bhauulpore. Inhabits Europe and Asia ; 

 Africa ? N. America ? vicinity of Calcutta. 



Genus GLAUX, Blyth. 



Gl. javanica (?), Jerdon's III. Ind. Om, 

 pl. 30). 



Sun. Strix javanica de Wormb, apud Latham (vide 

 J. A. S. XIV. 186). 

 St. Candida, Tickell, J. A. S. IL 572. 

 S. Longimembris, Jerdon. 



Inhabits plains of India : very rare on the 

 mud-soil of Lower Bengal, within the reach of 

 the tide. A specimen from S. India was pre- 

 sented by T. C. Jerdon, Esq. (1842). 



Order III. INSESSORES. Sub-Order. PIC^. 

 L. (modified). Tribe. SlNDAGTYLl, 

 Cuv. (modified). 



Earn. BUCER0T1D.E. 



Sub. fam. BUCEEOTIN^. 



Genus BUCEROS, L. (Bhan'es Beng., ge- 

 neric). 



B. Cavatus. Shaw. (As. Hes. XVIII, pt. Ii. 

 pl. Gould's Century, pl. ). 



Syn. B. bicornis (?). Linn. 

 B. homrai, Hodgson, 



Ban Rao Jungle King), Masuri : Homrai, 

 Nepal : Yoiing-yeng, Arracan ; Jurjgang Papan, 

 Sumatra ; Cancan, Malay. Inhabits extensive 

 hill forests of all Indin ; Assam ; Arracan ; 

 Tenasserim ; Malayan peninsula ; Sumatra ; 

 Philippines ? 



B. rhinoceros L. (Pl. Enl. 934;. 



^ Young. 



SYN. B. uiger. Shsw nec /Vieillot 

 H. sylvestris, Vieillot. 

 B. diadematus, Drapiez. 



Juggang Danto. Malay : RangJcoJc, or Jong- 

 rang, Java. Inhabits Malayan peninsula and 

 Archipelago. 



B. liydrocorax, L. (Diet. Class.' Hist. Nat., 

 Atlas, pl. 23, fig. 2.) 



Syn. B. bicornis var. , Shaw. 

 B. cris.tatus, Vieillot. 



B. platyrhynchos, Pearson, J. A, S, Xi 658, 



Inht\bits Moluccas. 



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