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Ianxhocinci-a, Gould. 1835. 

 Type I, ocellata (Vigors). 



Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 84. 



" I apply the generic term lanthocincla to those Laughing Thrushes which 

 have no bristles at the base of the forehead ; but in which the nostrils are 

 overhung by a few long hairs. This genus differs in no other respect from 

 Dryonastes and Garrulax. All the species are remarkable in having the 

 secondaries tipped with white." — (Gates). 



lanthocincla have a rather narrow bill ; the nostrils oval, and exposed, 

 and overhung with numerous long hairs; the first five primaries are gradua- 

 ted ; and the tail slightly longer than the wing. 



* Ianthocincla ocellata (Vigors). 



The White-spotted Laughing Thrush. 



Cinclosoma ocellatum, Vigors, P. Z. S., 1831, p. 55. 



lanthocincla ocellata, Sharpe, Cat. B. M., VII, p. 382 ; Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 84. 



Description as in Gates, F. B. I. 



Distribution. — Nepal and Sikhim. 



Ianthocincla cineracea (Godwin-Austen. )t 



The Ashy Laughing Thrush. 



Trochalopterum cineracewn, Godwin-Austen, P. Z. S., 1874, p. 45 ; Sharpe 



Cat. B. M., F. B. I., i, p. 366. 

 lanthocincla cineracea, Gates, F. B. I., i, p. 85. 

 Description as in Gates, F. B. I. 



Distribution. — E. Manipur, Naga and Chin Hills to Mt. Victoria. 

 [I have eggs of this species from Colonel Tytler which I believe to be 

 quite well authenticated. In colour these are pale blue-green and in 

 shape and texture similar to the eggs of Trochalopterum virgatum and 

 lineatum from which they could not well be distinguished. They measure 

 on an average "98" x "72". Colonel Tytler was good enough to send me nests, 

 eggs and birds from the Naga Hills where he took a considerable number at 

 an elevation between 4,000 and 6,000 feet.— E.C.S.B.] 



* Allied sub-species — 



I. ocellata maxima.(J. Verr.) N. Arch. Mus. VI. Bull. p. 36 (1870). 



Distribution. — Monpin, S. Kansu, and W. Szecliiien, China. 

 /. ocellata bieti, Oustalet, Bull. Mus. Paris. VII, p. 163 (1897). 



Distribution- — Upper Mekong. 

 7. ocellata artemisce, (David) Ann. and Mag. Nat. Hist (4)VII, p. 256 (1871). 



Distribution. — Szechuen and S- Kansu, China. 

 7. ocellata lunata, J. Verr. Nouv. Arch. Mus. VI. p. 36 (1870). 



Distribution. — W. Szechuen, Monpin and S. Kansu, China. 



t lanthociiicla cineracea cinereiceps, Styan, Ibis. 87 p. 167, 1887. 



Similar to I. c cineracea, Godwin-Austin, differs in having the cap greyish to 

 blackish ; the ear-coverts white ; upper plumage tinged with brown ; breast tinged 

 with vinous pink. 



Distribution. — Szechuen, and Foh-kien, China. 



[The only egg I have seen of this species is one I obtained from the Styan collec- 

 tion. It was taken at Kuatun in 1895 and is somewhat faded and discoloured and 

 it could hardly now be distinguished from eggs of Garrulax moniliger. It measures 

 1-10" X'88" and is a rather long narrow egg. — E. C. S. B.] 



lanthocincla cineracea styani, Oustalet, Bull. Muss. Paris, (1898). No. 6, p. 226. 



Distribution. — Yunnan. 



