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(17) THE WHITE-THROATED LAUGHING THRUSH. 



(GARRULAX ALBIGULAKIS— {Gould.) ) 



Description. — General colour of the plumage olive-brown, washed 

 with fulvous on the forehead, crown and ear-coverts ; the space in front 

 of the eyes and feathers over and beneath black; cheeks, chin and 

 throat white, from which fact it derives its specific name. Wings 

 brown, edges being rich olive-brown ; tail olive-brown, the four outer 

 feathers having broad white tips, sides of the neck olive-brown continu- 

 ing down to the upper chest and meeting with that of the opposite 

 side to form a broad olive-brown pectoral band ; the colour of the lower 

 plumage varies from rusty brown to bright f errugineous ; iris bluish 

 grey ; bill leaden-black. The total length of the bird is about 12 inches. 

 In captivity the colour of the plumage of some specimens becomes very 

 pale. 



Hab. — Found in the Himalayas from near Simla to Bhutan and 

 Sikhim up to about 9,000 feet ; by some authorities it is said to be found 

 in Assam also ; it extends into Western China. 



Length of life in captivity, 

 A specimen lived from May 1883 to the latter end of 1887. 



(18) THE WHITE-SPOTTED LAUGHING THRUSH. 



(IANTHOCINCIA OCELLATA— {Vig.) ) 



Description, — Forehead, crown, nape and neck in front blackish- 

 brown ; space in front of the eye, front of the face, and supercilium 

 bright fulvous ; upper back and sides of neck fulvous, having subtermi- 

 nal broad black marks to all feathers which are tipped light fulvous ; 

 scapulars, wing-coverts, lower back, rump and upper tail-coverts reddish- 

 brown, studded with white spots having black marks in the centre ; 

 quills white-tipped ; middle tail-feathers chestnut with white tips, outer 

 tail feathers rufous with black and white tips ; each side of the throat 

 rufous with black bars ; breast fulvous or buff with broad black bars ; 

 the lower breast and abdomen plain fulvous without any bar. Bill 

 yellowish ; legs dull yellow ; iris yellow brown. Total length about 

 13 inches. 



Hab. — Found in Nepal and Sikhim at elevations from 8,000 to 

 10,000 feet. Lo-Karreum-pho, which is the Lepcha name for this 

 bird, is said to be common in some places near Darjeeling. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 Specimens obtained in 1887 are still alive and well. 



TREATMENT IN HEALTH. 



With regard to housing, feeding and transport, the birds numbered 

 16 to 18 may be treated like the white-crested laughing thrush 



