Himalayan and Kashnniri Birds 



Crest, head, throat, breast, and neck snowy- 

 white, except for a broad black streak running 

 through the eye and an ashy band on the nape. 

 Remainder of plumage brown. 



Goes about in flocks of about twenty uttering 

 loud and discordant cries. 



Not found west of Garhwal. In the Eastern 

 Himalayas it is not often seen higher than 

 6000 feet. 



18. Garrulax albigularis : The White- 

 throated Laughing-Thrush. F. y6, J. 411, 

 + III. E. W. 



Upper plumage olive-brown, lower rust- 

 coloured. Cheeks, chin and throat white. 

 Feathers round eye black. Some of the tail 

 feathers have white tips. 



Goes about in noisy flocks in the woods. It 

 has a number of cries ; one is plaintive, a 

 second a trill, a third a squeak. 



Abundant at Mussoorie, fairly common at 

 Naini Tal and Simla, rare at Darjeeling. Not 

 found at Dharmsala or Murree. 



19. lanthocincla rufigularis : The Rufous- 

 chinned Laughing-Thrush. F. 80, J. 421, —III 

 E. W, K. 



Forehead and crown black. Sides of head 

 black and white, with a red patch on each 



