164 Capt. Bulgei* on Birds 



414. Garrulax ocellatus. White-spotted Laughing 

 Thrush. 



None of the birds of Sikkim have, in my opinion, such a de- 

 lightful call as this handsome species. It is not found at the 

 lower elevations ; and during our ascent of Mount Tongloo I 

 first heard it at a height of about 8000 feet. Thereabouts, 

 and just below the summit of the mountain, it was abundant, 

 and the forests were ringing with its fine, clear, and mellow 

 notes, which sounded like the words " away-away-awee," whis- 

 tled in somewhat rapid succession. The birds not only answered 

 one another, but they replied readily to the imitation of their 

 call. 



416. Trochalopterum chrysopterum. Yellow-winged 

 Laughing Thrush. 



Very common at and near Darjeeling. Any number of 

 specimens might have been readily procured; for it literally 

 abounded in the woods and thickets along the edges of the 

 various roads. 



432. Trochalopterum ph(eniceum. Crimson - winged 

 Laughing Thrush. 



Of this species I obtained several individuals. It was not 

 rare near Darjeeling, though apparently not found at quite so 

 great an elevation as the station itself. I only saw it in the 

 forests on the upper slopes of the Little Rungeet valley ; and 

 the specimens procured by my shikaree were from the neigh- 

 bourhood of Leebong, about 6000 feet above the sea. 



427. AcTiNODURA EGERTONi. E-ufous Bar-wing. 

 Tolerably common, and I procured several examples. 



428. AcTiNODURA NiPALENSis. Hoary Bar-wing. 



Of this bird I obtained specimens during the ascent of Mount 

 Tongloo. I did not see it at the lower elevations, and my 

 shikaree assured me that it replaced the last species on the 

 higher hills, where the latter is not met with. 



429. SiBiA CAPISTRATA. Black-hcadcd Sibia. 



This pretty bird was most abundant at Darjeeling and in its 

 vicinity. I think I first heard its clear metallic whistle, which 



