17 [Vol. XXXV. 



Mr. E. C. Stuart Baker described tlie following new 

 birds from the north-east frontier of India : — 



Trichalopterum erathrolsema woodi, subsp. n. 



This form of Laughing Thrush is most nearly allied to 

 T. e. godivini from Manipur, recently described by Major 

 Harington. It differs principally in having the upper back 

 unmarked with black ; in having the chin and the sides of 

 the throat blackish instead of rufous, and in having the 

 ear-coverts grey. It differs from T. e. erythrolcema in having 

 the ear-coverts and a broad supercilium grey and a black 

 chin. From T. e. chrysopterum it differs in having the 

 breast feathers centred with black instead of being edged 

 with rufous-brown. Moreover, the upperparts are rufous- 

 brown rather than olive-brown, as in the other subspecies. 



Obs. This new subspecies is described from a bird pro- 

 cured by Mr. Wood at Loi Sing, Northern Shan States, 

 on the 7th of January, and named at the request of Major 

 Harington after the discoverer. 



The following is a key to the subspecies of T. erythro- 

 lama : — 



A. No grey supercilium erythrolcema. 



B. A broad grey supercilium. 



a. Ear-coverts rufous , godxoini. 



h. Ear-coverts grey. 



a'. Breast feathers heavily centred with black .... woodi. 



b'. Breast feathers edged with darker, but no black 



centres chrysopterum. 



Ixulus flavicoUis baileyi, subsp. n. 



Adult. General plumage paler than in /. /. flavicoUis and 

 the white shaft-lines extending over the whole of the upper- 

 parts instead of being confined to the scapulars and upper 

 back ; the ear-coverts pale grey instead of pale bronze- 

 brown as in /. /. flavicoUis and the brown of the crown and 

 crest much paler and duller, with pronounced pale shafts 

 to the feathers. 



Hub. Mishmi Hills. 



Type in the Collection of Captain F. M. Bailey. 



