A catalogue of the collection of Mammalia and Birds in the Museum of the Army Medical Department, at Fort Pitt, Chatham.

  • Great Britain. Army Medical Services. Museum.
Date:
1838
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Credit: A catalogue of the collection of Mammalia and Birds in the Museum of the Army Medical Department, at Fort Pitt, Chatham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2. 3. 1. 3. 4. 1. 2, 1. 2. 3. 4. 6. 6. ,1. Tribe NocturNvE. Family Strioid/E. Genus Otus, Cuv. Bengalensis, mas et fern, frankl. Northern India. African A, et var. Temm. Strix maculosa, Vieill. Fal- conine Owl, Lath. South Africa. N.EVIA Gmel. Strix naevia, Gmel. Mottled eared Owl, Lath. Spotted Owl of America, Wils. Genus Strix, Sav. Sinensis, mas et fern. Daud. Chinese eared Owl, Lath. Northern India. Flammea, Lin. White Owl, Lath. South Africa. Hardwickii,* mas et fern. Gray. Northern India. Brachyotos,* Gmel. Short-eared Owl, Lath. N. India. Genus Bubo, Cuv. Hutum, Hutum eared Owl, Lath. Northern India. ViRGiNlANA, Gmel. Strix virginiana, Gme/. Great horned Owl, Wils. Virgirdan eared Owl, Lath. Canada. Genus Athene,t Bote. Funerea, Lin. Strix funerea, Lin. Canada Owl, Lath. Canada. PhaLjENOides, Vieill. Strix phalsenoides, Vieill. Booted Owl, Lath. Trinidad. Strenua, Gould. New South Wales. Bramah,* Temm. Ominous Owl, Lath. Northern India. Brodiei,! Burton. Himalayan Mountains. Castanoptera, Horsf. Strix castanoptera, Hor.j/*. Ches- nut-winged Owl, Lath. Southern India. Genus Scops, Sav. Noctula, fern. .StcpA. Strix noctula, Temm. Strix lampj'i, Horsf. (?) Northern India. Order II. INSESSORES. '^ibe Fissirostes, Cuv. Family Hirundinidje. Genus Hiriindo, Lin. 1. Filifera,§ Steph. Hirundo hlicaudata, Frankl. W’ire-lailed Swallow, Lath. Northern India. 2. Erythropygia, Sykes. Northern India. t The term “ Noctua,” formerly given to this genns, is now aban- doned, having been previously applied to a group of Insects. i Proceedings of the Zoological Society, Part III. 183,5. § Franklin (Proceedings of the Zool. ,Soc. Part I.) has described the Wire-tailed Swallow under the name of Hirnndo filicandata, overlooking the fact that it had been previously described and named as above by Stephens.
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