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The birds of this genus are pleasingly varied in their plumage, 

 and the outer webs of the first primaries of many are colored 

 yellow, or bluish, or red. 



415 Trochalopteron erythrocephalum, Vigors. 



Cinclosoma, apud ViGOiiS, P. Z. S., 1831~GouLD, Cent. H. B., 

 pi. 17— Blytii, Cat. 495— IIorsf., Cat. 294. 



The Rkd-headed Laughing-thrush. 



Descr. — Head and nape deep rich chcsnut ; lores, chin, and throat 

 black ; ear-coverts mixed rufous and dark browiv, neck posteriorly 

 olivaceous, with black marks ; tlie rest of the upper plumage 

 ashy olive ; shoulders of the wings and lesser coverts deep ferru- 

 ginous or chesnut ; primaries olivaceous, tinged, more or less, with 

 ferruginous, and with black spots on the breast, especially on the 

 sides ; these vary in number and size, ])robably accordingto age; 

 the flanks, lower abdomen, vent, and under tail-coverts, olivaceous. 



Bill horny brown ; legs dull yellow. Length 11^ inclu-s ; wing 

 4^; tail 5^ ; bill at front I ; tarsus 1^ 



The Red-headed Laughing-thrush appears to be confined to the 

 N. W. Himalayas and the western districts of Nepal. It is un- 

 known in Sikhim, where it is represented by a very closely allied 

 species. Shore, as quoted by Gould in his " Century," says that 

 " it is by no means uncommon in Kumaon, where it frequents 

 shady ravines, building in hollows and their precipitous sides, and 

 makino; its nest of small sticks and "-rasses, the e^-c^s bein"; five in 

 nun\ber, of a sky-blue colour." 



416. Trochalopteron chrysopterum, Gould. 



lanthocincla, apud Gould, P. Z. S., 1835— Blyth, Cat. 494 — 

 HOKSF., Cat. 294 — Turphom-pho, Lepch. — Faniong, Bhot. 



The Yellow- winged Laughing-thrush. 



Descr. — Forehead dark rufous ; sinciput dusky grey, continuing 

 behind the eyes as a darky band ; occiput dark chesnut ; back of 

 neck reddish, with large black spots ; back, rump, and upper tail- 

 coverts, olivaceous, tinged rufescent on the interscapulars ; shoul- 

 der of wings and lesser coverts deep chesnut ; primaries olivaceous, 



