Himalayan and Kashmiri Birds 



shafts. Nape bright chestnut. Back and 

 shoulders reddish, spotted with black. Rump 

 olive-green. Tail grey, suffused with golden- 

 yellow. There is much golden-yellow in the 

 wings. Sides of head are black and grey. 

 Chin and throat black with reddish mottHngs. 

 This is one of the commonest babblers at 

 DarjeeHng. It often feeds on the paths, diving 

 into the nearest thicket at the approach of 

 man. 



22. Trochalopterum variegatum : The Eastern 

 Variegated Laughing-Thrush. F. 90, J. 418, 

 + III. W. 



An olive-brown bird with much golden- 

 yellow in the wings. It may be distinguished 

 from the two species described above by the 

 facts that : (i) It has no red on the head. The 

 crown and nape are greyish-brown. (2) 

 Tail feathers are tipped with white. Sides of 

 head black and white. Chin and upper throat 

 black. 



In summer it is not found below 7000 feet. 

 It nests at Simla and is abundant at Dharm- 

 sala. A noisy, gregarious species. 



23. Trochalopterum lineatum. The Hima- 

 layan Streaked Laughing-Thrush. F. 99, J. 

 425, II. W. K. 



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