168 PKT BIRDS OP BENGAL 



English name of the Orange-headed Ground 

 Thrush. 



The Dama is a migratory bird within 

 the bounds of British India. In winter it 

 is found throughout the plains, 



Distribu- 

 tion 



hills and jungles of Northern and 

 Central India, Chota Nagpur, 

 Rajmahal Hills, and is not uncommon in 

 Bengal. But in Burma, Gates did not 

 find it to be migratory. It is not a stranger 

 in the districts around Calcutta. In summer 

 it is found all alons^ the lower rano-es of the 

 Himalayas from Murree to the eastern end 

 of Assam. In Nepal and round about 

 Darjeeling, its presence is frequently noticed. 

 In Sikkim its movements are reported to 

 depend on circumstances connected with 

 the vegetation of the various districts. 

 It has not been known to occur in the 

 Punjab, Rajputana, Sind, and Guzerat. 

 It is also rare in the West and South of the 

 Deccan but more numerous in the Eastern 

 Ghats. In Ceylon, only a few specimens 

 have been obtained, and probably it is 



