BIRDS OF GONDA DISTRICT. 
763 
No. 
Scientific name. 
English name. 
Remarks. 
1135 
Palieornis nipalen- 
sis. 
Large Paroquet 
Nests in holes of large forest 
trees. April, Ma_v. 
1138 
Palseornis torquatus. 
Ros3*:inged Paroqu- 
et 
Very common. Holes of trees. 
May, June. 
1139 
Palseornis eyanoco- 
phalus. 
Western Blossom- 
headed Paroquet. 
Common as above. 
1141 
Palieomis scliisti- 
ceps. 
Slat 3 '-headed Pa- 
roquet. 
In forests under hills. Eggs 
not taken, but nest holes ex- 
amined. 
1152 
Strix flainmea 
Screech Owl 
Very local. Lays about Feb- 
ruary, in holes of trees. 
1161 
Syrnium ocellatum . 
Mottled Wood-Owl. 
Common over district in suit 
able localities. Lays two 
eggs in hollow formed where 
branches separate. February, 
March. 
1164 
Kot'ipa zeylonensis. 
Brown Fish-Owl . . 
Generally spread over District. 
Eggs 1, 2, in the hollow form- 
ed where large limbs separate. 
Has a deep tri-s 5 dlabic call- 
hoot. 
1169 
Bubo coromandus. . 
Dusky Horned-Owl. 
Generally occupies an old nest 
of a vulture, kite or eagle, 
usually in a grove of trees, but 
occasionally on a solitary one, 
I found one pair had taken 
up an old A. vindhiana nest 
in a solitary Pipal tree. 
November to January. 
1178 
Scops bakkamoena . . 
Collared Scops Owl. 
One nest taken, from hole in 
mango tree. March. 
1180 
Athene brama 
Spotted Owlet 
Very common. March, April. 
Holes of mango trees. 
1184 
Glaucidium ladia- 
tum. 
Jungle Owlet 
Lays in holes of trees in March. 
1187 
Ninox scutulata . . 
Brown Hawk- Owl. 
A shikari brought the eggs (4) 
and part of the skin of this 
bird. He found the nest in 
the hole of a mhowa {Bassia 
latifolia) in the forest. March. 
