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Trochalopteetjm MELANOSiiGMA RAMSAYi, O. Grant. 

 The Karennee Chestnut-headed Laughing Thrush. 



O. Grant, Bui. B. O. 0., xiv., p. 92, 1914. 



" Adult male and feinale . — Most nearly allied to T. melano stigma (Blyth), 

 but differing in having the chestnut of the chin and throat continued over 

 the entire breast and belly, gradually decreasing in intensity towards the 

 vent. In this respect the present species approaches T. peninsulce, 

 Sharpe." 



' Iris deep chocolate, bill black, legs pinkish brown.' 



Hab.- — Karennee, extending to the fine forests in the Salween District. 



Tkochalopterum melanostigma melakostigma,* Blyth. 



Blyth^s Chestnut-headed Laughing Thrush. 



Blyth, J. A. S. B., xxiv., p. 268 (1855); Sharpe, Cat. B. M., vii., 

 p. 364 ; Gates, F. B. I., i., p. 92. 



Description. — As in the F. B. I. breast and neck unspotted ; forehead, 

 lores and chin a deep black ; a short supercilium grey ; ear- coverts pinkish 

 grey and black shafted ; crown chestnut contracting to a point on the 

 nape. 



Distribution. — Muleyit Mt., Tenasserim, from here it works northwards 

 into the Shan States, but not Karennee where T. m. ramsayi is found. 



Note, — The Shan States birds appear to be much greyer than those from 

 Tenasserim. I have lately seen a pair of skins, in the Society Collection, 

 collected by Capt. H. Wood, R.E., in the Northern Shan States, these 

 appear to be very grey with no rufous tinge on the lower plumage. Un- 

 fortunately I have not been able to compare them with Tenasserim speci- 

 mens, and therefore unable to say whether they are that sub-species or 

 distinct. 



Tkochalopterum phcekicetjm. 



The Crimson-ioinged Laughing Thrushes, 



This species is represented by three well marked geographical races, 

 extends from Nepal to Bhutan and the hills north of Assam {T, p. 

 phosniceum). To the south of the Brahmaputra, in the Garo and Khasia Hills, 

 and extending to Manipur and the Chin Hills we have T,p. bakeri. Down 

 the eastern hills of Burma we get T,p. ripponi, inhabiting the Kachin Hills, 

 east of Bhamo, and the Shan States. They all lay very handsome blue 

 eggs, boldly spotted and streaked with dark reddish-purple. 



Trochalopterum phcenicbtjm phceniceum, Gould, 

 The Nepal Crimson-ioinged Laughing Thrush, 

 lanthocincla pho&nicea, Gould, Icon. Av., pi. 3 (1837). 



* Trochaloptekum melanostigma peninsula, Sharpe. 

 The Malay Chestnut-lteaded Laughing Thrush, 



Sharpe, P. Z. S., 1887, p. 436. 



The neck and breast unspotted. 



Lores and forehead black ; an ashy-grey supercilium commencing' from behind 

 the eye to the nape ; ear-coverts dark brown ;' crown dark chestnut continued to a 

 point on the nape ; chin black ; throat and the >vhole lower plumage chestnut 

 brown. 



Hab.—WuB, of Perak, the Malay Peninsula. 



Nidification unknown. 



