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Nesting. — [A series of its eggs sent me from the Chin Hills agree entirely 

 with those of the last sub-species, but are somewhat paler in ground colour 

 in most cases. — E.C.S.B.] 



Distribution. — From the eastern ranges of Manipur along the Chin Hills 

 to Mt. Victoria ; in the northern Chin Hills it has been procured, both by- 

 Mr. C. Hopwood, who, I believe, also got its nest and eggs ; and by Capt. 

 Venning at Haka. 



Trochaloptbrum eryxhrocephalum godwini, Harington. 



Godtoin- Austen^ s Chestnut-headed Laughing Thrush. 



Harington, Bui. B. O. C, xxxiii., p. 92, 1914. 



Adult — Similar to T. e. erythrolcema, Hume, from E. Manipur, but differs 

 in having a conspicuous grey supercilium ; the forehead much greyer, and 

 the underparts less heavily spotted. 



This sub-species is intermediate between T. e. erythrolcema from E. Mani- 

 pur and the Chin Hills and T. e. chrysopterum, Gould, from the Khasia Hills. 

 It differs from the latter in having well-marked black spots on the neck 

 and breast, instead of brownish lunar markings, but it resembles the latter 

 in having a conspicuous grey supercilium. 



Hab. — North Cachar Hills. 



Type in the British Museum : adult. Hengdan Peak. Colonel H. H. 

 Godwin-Austen, Coll. 



Obs. — T. e. chrysopterum, Gould, is peculiar to the Khasia Hills, from 

 which locality there are numerous specimens in the British Museum. 

 Although Gould's type is labelled " Hymalayas," it agrees with the birds 

 from the Khasia Hills. These have also been described by Blyth as T. 

 ruficapilhim, consequently there has been a good deal of confusion over 

 these two names. 



Trochaloptbrum erythrocbphalum woodi., subs, no v. 

 Wood's Chestnut-headed Laughing Thrush. 



Intermediate between T. e. nigrimentum (Hodgson), from Nepal, and 

 T. e. melanostigma (Blyth), from Tenasserim. Differs from the former in 

 having the ear-coverts and sides of the head silvery ashy-grey with black 

 shaft stripes, instead of black edged with pinkish white ; and the spots on 

 the breast and back triangular in shape instead of roundish. Differs from 

 the latter in having the neck and breast spotted, and in having no black 

 coverts to the primaries. 



Description. — -Lores black ; forehead brownish-ashy with black shaft 

 streaks ; crown and nape chestnut ; a short grey supercilium ; ear-coverts 

 and sides of the head ashy-grey with black shaft streaks; chin black; 

 throat dark brownish ; neck and breast brown tinged with vinous, and 

 with conspicuous black triangular shaft streaks ; back and rump olive green 

 tinged with rufous on the upper back ; tail olive grey edged with green ; 

 wings as in T. e. nigrimentum, lower breast and abdomen olive-brown 

 tinged with rufous ; flanks and vent olive. 



Wing 107 ; tail 122 ; culmen 20 ; tarsus 37. Type, collected by Capt. 

 H. Wood, E. E., at Loi-song, North Shan States, Burma, 7th January, and 

 presented the Museum of the B. N. H. Society. The type has been 

 presented by the Society to the British Museum. 



06s.— In the British Museum there is a specimen collected by Col. 

 Rippon, July 1901, in the Kauri Kachin Hills, Bhamo District. This is a 

 young bird, and most probably of this species, as it is quite distinct 

 from O. e. nigrimentum, under which name it is catalogued. 



I have much pleasure in calling this very good sub-species after Capt. H. 

 Wood, R.E. 



