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Orange -headed Laughing Thrush (Trochalopteron 

 erythrocephodum). 

 Range. Himalayas, from Chamba to Nepal up to 7000 ft. 



Black-chinned Laughing Thrush (Trochalopteron aigriinentum). 



Range. Himalayas from Nepal to Assam (7000 ft.). 



According to E. W. Oates the food of the Laughing Thrushes 

 {Trochcdopteron) is the same as that of the Jay-Thrushes 

 (Garrulax). 



Spectacled or Melodious Jay-Thrush (Trochalopteron canorum). 

 Range. China; Shanghai, Amoy, Fokien, Chekiang. 



Black-headed Sibia (Hibia capistrata). 

 Range. Himalayas from Hazara to Bhutan, 5000-8000 ft. ; 

 resident. 



Collared Jay-Thrush (Garrulax picticollis). 



Range. China : Chekiang, Fokien. 



White-crested Jay-Thrush (Garrulax leucolophus). 

 linage. Himalayas to Assam and Burma in the hill-tracts. 

 According to E. W. Oates the Indian species of Garridax feed 

 upon every sort of insect and smaller reptiles, and probably also 

 on fruit. 



Grey Struthidea (Struthidea cinerea). 

 Range. South-eastern Australia ; resident. 

 Food. Insects, particularly beetles. 



Spotted Oriole (Oriolus maculatus). 

 linage. Sumatra, Java, Borneo. 



Harmonious Shrike-Thrush (Collyriocincla harmonica). 

 Range. Australia ; N. S. Wales and S. Australia. 

 Food. Insects (Goidd). 



White-eyebrowed Wood-Swallow (Artamus super ciliosus). 

 Range. Interior of South Australia. 

 Food. Insects (Goidd). 



Masked Wood-Swallow (Artamus personatus). 

 Range. South Australia, locally migratory. 

 Food. Insects (Gould). 



Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio). 

 Range. Europe, migrating in the autumn and winter into 

 Western India and to South Africa. 

 Food. Insects ; small birds etc. 



Fantailed Flycatcher (Rhipidura tricolor). 

 Range. Australia, widely distributed. 

 Food. Insects of various kinds (Gould). 



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