74 CEATEEOPODID^. 



edge of the ear-coverts ; crown and nape slaty-grey ; upper plumage 

 and wings olive-brown, the outer webs of the primaries ashy ; tail 

 black, the base suffused with olive-green ; breast, upper abdomen, 

 sides of the body, and thighs olive-brown ; centre of lower abdo- 

 men and under tail-coverts bright chestnut. 



Bill, legs, and feet black ; iris red (Hume). 



Length about 10; tail 4'5 ; wing 4; tarsus 1'4; bill from 

 gape 1. 



Distribution. The Himalayas from Nepal to Sadiya ; the Khasi 

 hills ; Sylhet, Cachar, Manipur, Tipperah ; Bhamo. This bird is 

 found at low elevations probably not above 4000 feet and mostly 

 at the foot of the hills. 



Habits, fyc. This species appears to be addicted to grass- and reed- 

 jungle. It breeds in Sikhim from April to June, constructing its 

 nest in bushes within a few feet of the ground. The eggs, three or 

 four in number, are pale bluish green and measure 1/02 by -75. 



63. Dryonastes nuchalis. Ogle's Laughing-Thrush. 



Garrulax nuchalis, Godwin- Austen, A. M. N. H. (4) xviii, p. 411 

 (1876); Hume, 8. F. v, p. 58; id. Cat. no. 408 quat. ; Godiv.- 

 Aust. J. A. S. B. xlvii, pt. ii, p. 17, pi. x; Hume, S. F. xi, 

 p. 154. 



Dryonastes nuchalis (Godw.-Aust.), Sharpe, Cat. S. M. vii, p. 456. 



Coloration. Forehead, the upper portion of the cheeks, and the 

 feathers round the eye black ; crown and nape slaty-grey ; a few 

 pointed white feathers in front of the crown ; hind neck and upper 

 back chestnut ; upper plumage olive-brown, the outer webs of the 

 quills tinged with grey ; tail olive-brown, with the ends broadly 

 black ; lower part of cheeks, ear-coverts, and sides of neck white ; 

 chin and throat black ; breast light ashy ; remainder of lower plumage 

 olive-brown. 



Iris dark red ; legs and feet fleshy-grey (Chennell). 



Bill black ; legs and feet ivory-white ; iris brick-red (Cripps). 



Length about 10; tail 4*4; wing 4'3 ; tarsus 1-5; bill from 

 gape 1*35. 



Distribution. The Dibrugarh district of Assam ; the Lhota-Naga 

 hills ; Kamlangpani ; probably Manipur. 



64. Dryonastes chinensis. The Blade-throated Laughing-Thrush. 



Lanius chinensis, Scop. Del. Fl. et Faun. Insubr. ii, p. 86 (1786). 



Garrulax chinensis (Scop.), Blyth, Cat. p. 95 ; Horsf. fy M. Cat. i, 

 p. 202 : Walden, P. Z. S. 1866, p. 549 ; Blyth, Birds Burm. p. 107 ; 

 Hume'8? Dav. S.F. vi, p. 289; Hume, Cat. no. 408 ter ; Bincjham, 

 S. F. ix, p. 181 ; Gates, S. F. x, p. 208 ; id. B. B. \, p. 38. 



Dryonastes chiuensis (Scop.), Sharpe, Cat. B. M. vii, p. 455. 



Coloration. Forehead, lores, round the eye, a line over the ear- 

 coverts, the upper part of the cheeks, chin, throat, and the central 

 portion of the upper breast black ; cheeks and ear-coverts white ; 



