THE BIRDS OF NORTH CACHAR. 174 
(26) G. guLarts.—The Macelelland’s Laughing-Thrush. 
Oates, No. 74 ; Hume, No. 409, Ter. 
This bird has already been recorded from Luckipur in Cachar. 
I have found it fairly common to the east of the district at heights 
over 3,500 ft., very rare below this and never below 2,000 ft., 
whereas Luckipur is in the plains and well away from the Hills. 
The nest is atypical laughing thrush’s, much like that of G. monziliger, 
but the bird seems to have a strong predilection for tendrils, and I 
have seen nests composed entirely of this material and lined with the 
usual black fern and moss roots. 
The nest is placed at all heights from the ground up to about 20 
feet, generally from 4 to6 feet. The eggs are either two or three in 
number, and are, strange to say, of two types, either pure white or very 
pale blue ; the same colour as the eggs of D. rujicollis. In shape they 
are rather long ovals, often rather drawn out and pointed ; the shell is 
very stout with a fine close texture and has a decided gloss, almost as 
much as in the eggs of the Dryonastes just mentioned. 
Twenty-eight eggs average 1°15” by *80" or rather less ; they vary in 
length from 1:04” to 1:21” and in breadth from 76” to 84”, My series 
of eggs originally embraced eggs of every shade from pure white to 
decided blue, and with many eggs, when placed by themselves, it was 
difficult to say whether they had any tinge of blue or not, nor was it 
until they were placed beside really white eggs that the blue tint 
showed. 
(27) GaRRULAX ALBIGULARIS.—The White-throated Laughing-Thrush, 
Oates, No. 76 ; Hume, No. 411. 
Very rare everywhere. 
(28) TaNTHOCINELA CINERACEA.—The Ashy Laughing-Thrush. 
Oates, No. 79 ; Hume No, 418, Ter. 
I shot two of these birds, both males, in June, 1890. The birds were 
two of a largish flock which were scrambling about some brushwood 
by the side of the road running over the Hengmai Peak at an elevation 
of about 6,000 feet. This party of birds were chattering and calling to 
one another just like a party of Garrulax leucolophus. 
(29) I. nurreuLaris.—The Rufous-chinned Laughing-Thrush. 
Oates, No. 80 ; Hume, No. 421. 
Common above 4,000 feet. Often lays two eggs only. Breeds here 
from April to June, seldom later. 
