436 Capt. R. C. Beavan on various Indian Birds. 



the primaries and secondaries partially above the black cross- 

 band are golden-yellow. The secondaries below that band have 

 their outer webs pearl-grey ; the under tail-coverts are cinnamon- 

 colour ; the two middle tail-feathers have their basal three- 

 quarters jet-black, and this colour extends over all the other 

 tail-feathers (except the outermost pair) gradually decreasing in 

 extent. The remainder of the middle pair is ashy-grey tipped 

 white ; the rest of the feathers of the tail are golden on their 

 outer webs, tending to ashy on the inner, and all broadly tipped 

 with white. 



419. Trochalopterum affine. Black-faced Laughing 

 Thrush. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. Two specimens. 



420. Trochalopterum squamatum. Blue-winged Laugh- 

 ing Thrush. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. Two specimens. 



422. Trochalopterum phcentceum. Crimson - winged 

 Laughing Thrush. 



Darjeeling collection, 1862. One specimen. 



425. Trochalopterum lineatum. Streaked Laughing 

 Thrush. 



This is perhaps one of the most characteristic birds that fre- 

 quent the station of Simla, in the gardens of which it builds its 

 nest. Dimensions as follows : — 



Like the English Hedge-Spairow [Accentor modularis), this 

 bird in hopping along the ground gives a Hirt with its tail at each 

 hop. It feeds on the ground, in small parties of three, four, and 

 sometimes more. It has all the inquisitive peering and restless 

 habits of the Malacocercus group. Sometimes several might be 

 seen to drop down below a tree in the garden in front of my 

 door, and busily hunt for insects among the fallen leaves. They 

 have a rather loud chattering note, and seldom stay long in one 



