The White-breasted Laughing Thrush. A very handsome bird, 

 with a rich brown back, and white throat and breast. It has an 

 almost human whistle, which may often be heard in the jungle. 



Kachin name Wo Krang-krang-frong. 

 (No. 66a. D. Kauriensis.) 



The Yunnan Babax. Found on the open hill-side amongst the 

 bracken, a brown striped bird with a pale buff coloured breast. 



(No. 8ic. Babax yunnanensis.) 



Rippon's Crimson-winged Lavghing Thrush. An olive green 

 bird, with red cheeks and wings, and olive yellow breast. 



Kachin uzmeKrang-sheng-maling. 



Sharpens Red-tailed Laughing Thrush A bigger bird than the 

 last, with a chestnut head, and crimson wings and tail. 



Kachin name Krang-sheng-kaba. 



The Blue-winged Laughing Thrush. An olive brown bird, with 

 dark edges to its feathers, and its wings edged with pale blue. 



Kachin name Wo-krang-krang-mut. 

 (No. 92. T. squamatum.) 



David's Scimiter-B ibbler. Has a conspicuous curved bill, its 

 upper plumage olive brown, throat white, breast streaked with black, 

 and chestnut flanks ; a very noisy bird during the spring with a 

 regular black bird like song. 



Kachin name Che-ba-wo-graw. 

 (No. I3oa. P. gravivox.) 



IV 

 THE SMALL DABBLERS 



Are a family of birds a good bit smaller than the Laughing 

 Thrushes, having the same small rounded wings, and strong legs 

 and feet. They are, however, solitary and terrestial in habits, 

 and are generally to be found skulking in bushes of undergrowth 

 near the ground. Many of them are extremely silent birds, whilst 

 others have a series of monotonous calls. Nearly all lay spotted 

 eggs. 



THE YELLOW-EYED BABBLER. 



This is a small bird about seven inches in length, with a fairly 

 long tail ; its upper plumage reddish-brown, throat and breast pure 

 white ; a short white eyebrow, eyelids a deep orange, and eyes 

 yellow. It is found all over Burma in suitable localities, preferring 

 open grass lands to heavy forests. It is generally a great skulker, 



