Scops sp. inc. Grant, Ibis (1896), 462.
Scops mindorensis Whitehead, Ibis (1899), 98.
Otus mindorensis McGregor and Worcester, Hand-List (1906), 56.
Mindoro (Whitehead).
Adult female.--Similar to Otus longicornis but smaller; hair-like
feathers on each side of mandible shorter, the longest less than 25
mm.; forehead and space above eyes almost uniform pale buff; ear-tufts
shorter, the longest feather about 30 mm.; white nuchal band obsolete;
lower parts mostly buffy, and almost entirely devoid of white. Length,
183; wing, 135; tail, 63; tarsus, 29. Male unknown. (Whitehead.)
This species is known from the type only, a badly damaged skin obtained
by Whitehead.