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disk,' i.e. a circular arrangement of feathers, radiating from 
the eyes, to which much of their comical appearance is due. 
The advantage of the soft and fluffy plumage mentioned above 
is obviously to make a noiseless and stealthy flight possible. 
Their general Malay name is Burong hantu. 
The Fkh Owl or Kudong ketampi {Kelupa ketupa), is a 
large and handsome bird, feeding upon fresh-water fish. The 
soles of its feet are provided with spicules, as in the case of the 
Ospreys. The specimen exhibited was presented by Mr. G. 
Fripp in 1 906, (see pi. XI, tig. 1.) This owl is restricted to 
Malaya, whilst allied species occur in other parts of Asia and 
Africa. — The Malay Eagle Owl {Hufmi ofientnlis) is another 
large bird» with prominenl ear-tufts. The Eagle Owls are the 
largest and most powerful of all owls, attacking fair-sized 
mammals and birds. They occur both in the Old and in the 
New World. — The smallest of local owls are the Scops Owls, 
of which the Collared Scops Owl iScops hakkamoena], is the 
most common one,— An interesting group are the Hawk Owls. 
Their plumage is not nearly so soft and fluify as that of other 
owls, but resembles in its firmness that of the Hawks. Their 
colouring too is not mottled, but uniform, and their face has a 
hawk-like look. Exhibited is the Brown Hawk Owl or B. 
punggok {Ninox sctittiiata)— The Wood-Owls^ belonging to the 
genus Syrnwm^ are a large group, ranging over nearly the 
whole world, including Malaya, but are not yet represented in 
the Museum.— The Bay Owl {PhoiodiliL'i badms) is found in the 
Himalayas, Burma, the Malay Peninsula and Archipelago. It 
looks somewhat like a small Barn Owl^ and in fact its skeleton 
shows that it forms a connecting link between the species con- 
sidered so far and the Barn OwL The true Barn Owl {Strix 
jiammpa), does not occur here, but another species which is 
exceedingly like it, the Javanese Barn Owl (Strix javattkal It 
has, like its European relative, a well developed 'facial disk.' 
