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Birds of Celebes: Asionidae. 
* 30. NINOX OCHRACEA (Schl.). 
Ochraceotis Hawk-owl. 
Plate IV. 
a. Noctua ochracea {1} Schl., Ned. Tdschr. Dierk. 1866, III, 183; (2) id., Eev. Noctuae 1873, 
22; (3) Kosciib., Malay. Ai-chip. 1878, 271, 583. 
h. Athene ochracea Wall., Ibis 1868, 23; Gray, HL. 1869, I, 41; Wald., Tr. Z S 
1872, Vin, 38. 
Ninox ochracea (1) Sharpe, Il)is 1875, 258; (II) id.. Cat. B. 1875, H, 167, pi. XI, fig. 2; 
(8) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1896, Xr. 2, p. 8. 
“Totosik”, Lotta, Minahassa, Xat. Coll. 
“Keketi”, Tonkean, E. Celebes, Xat. Coll. 
Figures and descriptions. Sharpe II\ Schlegol a i, a 2\ Eosenberg a 3 (ex Schl.). 
Adult. Above dark biwvii with a chestnut wash, more du.sky on the bead; the underlying 
scapulars with lai’ge patches of wliite, cluefly on the outer webs of the feathers; 
greater and middle wing-coverts marked on the outer webs with a few spots of 
wliite, often concealed; quills brown, outer webs washed with rufous, the secon- 
daries notched somewhat deeply on the inner and shghtly on the outer webs Avith 
white, the remains of Avhich are perceptible on tlie outer edge of the primaries; tail 
broAvn like the quills, marked on the inner Avebs (except on the middle pair) Avith 
notches of Avhite, deepest toAvards the base of the feathers — these white notches 
mark the spaces between obscure bars, of Avhich about seven may be made out on 
the middle feathers; — bristle -plumes of the forehead and lores whitish Avith 
black shafts, Avliich are conthiued into fine hah--hke points reaching considerably 
beyond tip of bill; above eye. and malar region, Avbitish; under surface tawny 
raw-iuuber, darkest on tbe chest and gradually becoming lighter, until on the under 
tail-coverts it Is huff; under wing-coverts light cinnamon marked Avith broAvn near 
the edge of tbe Aving, tbe greater series and inner Avebs of quills below notched 
Avith AA'hite (Lotta, Xorth Celebes, 4. Dec. 1894: Xat. Coll. — 0 13865). 
“Iris somcAvhat dark broAvn, bill broAvnish wliite” (a 1). 
Measurements. Wing 184 mm; tail 108; tarsus 27; middle toe Avithout claw 22.5; cuhnen 
from cere 14. 
A spechnen in the Brit. Mus. measures: AAung 200 imn; tail 127; tars. 25 (Sharpe). 
Young. Differs from the adult in having the under sinface Avhite or Avhitish; throat and 
jugulum dark broAvn; upper parts dark broAvn, AAdthout any chestnut hue (juv. Main, 
X. Celebes, Feb. 1894: Xat. Coll. — C 13240). 
Measurements. 
a. (10439) ad. Gorontalo (Eiedel) 
h. (C 13865) ad. Mmahassa, 4. XII. 94 (Xat. Coll.) . . 
c. (C 14357) ad. E. Celebes, V.-VHI. 95 (Xat. Coll.) . 
d. (C 13240) juv. Minahassa, Feb. 94 (Xat. Coll.) . . 
Distribution. Xorth Celebes: Gorontalo District — Xegri-lama (Eosenh. a I] and Gorontalo 
(Eiedel in Mus. Dresden); Minahassa (v. Duivenb. a 2, Xat. Coll.); Tonkean, E. Cel. 
1=1 
Tan 
Tarsus 
Bill from 
cere 
184 
108 
27 
14 
189 
101 
26.5 
12 
192 
100 
27.5 
13 
GO 
85 
27 
12 
This little OavI is a somewhat rare sj)ecies in collections. It Avas discovered, 
by von Eosenberg at Negri-lama on the coast of the Gulf of Tomini in 1803. 
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