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Laughing Thrush." Head, neck, 

 throat, and chin, ashy olive. Back, 

 rump, upper tail coverts, and wings, 

 olive brown. Breast and abdomen 

 ochraceous gray, the center of the 

 latter being rufous. Tail, olive brown, 

 darker toward tip. Whole plumage 

 very loose and coarse. 



Distribution. — Resident in central 

 and south China. Common in the 

 Yangtse Valley. 



Nest and Eggs. — The nests are 

 usually placed in the thickets around 

 villages, and are about ten or twelve feet 

 from the ground. They are composed 

 of coarse grass, roots and small twigs, 

 and are lined with fine dry grass, straw, 

 or pine needles. There are three or 

 four eggs in a clutch, glossy greenish 

 white in color. There are two or three 

 broods in a season. 



Notes. — To say that this bird laughs 

 requires quite a little imagination, 

 though its harsh notes may have some 

 little resemblance to a coarse laugh. 

 They are usually found in small groups 

 in the thickets, the year around. 



There is another species, the White' 

 broived Laughing Thrush, (Dryonastes 

 sannio) sometimes met with in the hills. 

 Its plumage is more rufous, and it is 

 marked by white lores and cheeks, as 

 well as a distinct white supercilium. 

 Tl a ia fckgd^b ftB u beoB takonop M o lianohap . 



BROWN LAUGHING THRUSH. 

 (Hwamei, or Womi). 



TROCHALOPTEEON CANORUM, (L). 



Description. — Length nine and one 

 half inches. Bill, yellowish brown. 

 Tarsus brownish flesh color. Iris 



