THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 6, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. I., p. 
46, 1901 ; D’Ombrain, Emu, Vol. IV., p. 128, 1906 (Viet.) ; Berney, ih., Vol. V., p. 19, 
1905 (N.Z.) ; Hill, ih., Vol. VI., p. 177, 1907 (Viet.) ; Barnard, ih., Vol. VII., p. 187, 
1908 (Q.) ; Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 43, 1908 ; Sassi, Joum. fur Om. 
1909, p. 366 (N.Q.) ; North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., no. 1, Vol. III., p. 303, 1912 ; 
MacgiUivray, Emu, Vol. XIII., p. 163, 1914 (N.Q.) ; Cheney, ih., Vol. XIV., p. 204, 
1916 (Viet.). 
Ninox 'peninsularis Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen., 1st Ser., Vol. VII., p. 992, 1876 : Cape 
York, N. Queensland; Sharpe, Rep. Sci. Exped. Alert, p. 11, 1884; Ramsay, Cat. 
Austr., Striges, p. 20, 1890 ; North, Austr. Mus. Cat., no. 4, p. 21, 1898 ; Hall, Key 
Birds Austr., p. 6, 1899 ; Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 43, 1908 ; Barnard, 
Emu, Vol. XL, p. 22, 1911 (N.Q.) ; Macgillivray, ih., p. 213, 1912 (N.Q.) ; North, 
Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., no. 1, Vol. III., p. 308, 1912 ; Macgillivray, Emu, Vol. XIII., 
p. 154, 1914 (N.Q.). 
Ninox connivens — occidentalis Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 2nd Ser., Vol. I., 1886, 
p. 1086, 1887, Derby: North-west Australia; id., ih., Vol. IL, p. 166, 1887; id.. 
Cat. Austr., Striges, p. 21, 1890. 
Ninox connivens peninsularis Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. Birds, p. 2, 1888 ; Campbell, Nests 
and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. I., p. 47, 1901 ; Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., 
p. 266, 1912. 
Ninox connivens occidentalis Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. Birds, p. 2, 1888 ; Campbell, 
Nests and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. I., p. 47, 1901 ; Hartert, Nov. Zool., Vol. XII., 
p. 209, 1906 (N.T.) ; Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 265, 1912. 
Hiracoglaux connivens Heine, Nomencl. Mus. Hein., p. 248, 1890. 
Ninox occidentalis North, Austr. Mus. Cat., no. 4, p. 23, 1898 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., 
p. 6, 1899 ; North, Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A., Vol. XXIL, p. 129, 1899 ; Hall, Emu, 
Vol. III., p. 41, 1903 (N.-W.A.) ; Mathews, Handl. Birds Austral., p. 43, 1908 ; id.. 
Emu, Vol. IX., p. 5, 1909 (N.-W.A.) ; id., ih., Vol. X., p. 108, 1910 (N.-W.A.) ; Hill, 
ih., Vol. X., p. 268, 1911 (N.-W.A.); North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., no. 1, Vol. III., 
p. 309, 1912 ; Barnard, Emu, Vol. XIV., p. 42, 1914 (N.T.). 
Ninox connivens connivens Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIIL, p. 255, 1912. 
Ninox connivens suhoccidentalis Mathews, ih. : Port Keats, Northern Territory. 
Ninox connivens addenda Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. I., p. 120, Deo. 24, 1912 : South- 
west Australia. 
Hieracoglaux connivens connivens Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 116, 1913. 
Hieracoglaux connivens peninsularis Mathews, ih. 
Hieracoglaux connivens occidentalis Mathews, ib. 
Hieracoglaux connivens addenda Mathews, ih. 
Distribution. Australia (not Tasmania). 
Adult female. General colour above earth-brown, including the top of the head, entire back, 
wings and tail, the scapulars irregularly marked with white ; greater upper wing- 
coverts marked with ovate spots of white on the outer webs ; bastard-wing and 
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