Birds In and Ahoiif the Station. 
doors in England all the year round. Although in the summer 
it is very hot even at a high altitude, it becomes very cold 
at night. Often in the middle of a scorching hot day it 
would turn suddenly very cold and a snow storm would come 
on. 
I have several times seen the unusual sight of humming- 
bii-ds, the white-sided humming-bird (Orcofrochilus lewopUni- 
rus) flitting about in a thick snow storm. 
These latter birds build a tiny nest shaped like a house - 
martin's, against a cliff. The only other humming-bird we 
saw was the Patagonian Humming-bird, a large l)rown bird 
of somewhat clumsy flight. 
Since writing the above I see a well known dealer is 
offering the Starlings at 25s. each. 
Birds in and about the Station (Bakloh, Punjab) 
By Capt. G. a. Perkeau, F.Z.S. 
(continued from page 197). 
LAUGHING THRUSHES AND BABBLERS. 
The Eastern Varieoated Laughing-Thrush (T. varic- 
gatum): I have met this bird in the Station where it as 
uncommon in winter. It is another perfect beast to describe 
briefly. The general effect at a little distance is a solier 
looking bird, brown above, buff below, with cheeks which have 
black markings about them. Length 10 inches, tail 5.2 It 
is seen at its best when flying, as then the beautiful markings 
on the tail and the bright wing-pattern of bright yellow, 
slate and black is seen. Tiiis last winter there was a llock 
of twenty or more about the comj)ound, l)at for a long time 
I thought there were only three or four, so quietly and cau- 
tiously did they move. It is not a noisy bird and it has some 
rather pleasing notes. 
The Himalayan Streaked Lauohing-Thkush (T . line- 
atum): This is a very common bird at all seasons in, above, 
and below, the Station, and in some parts is about the only 
bird to be seen. At a distance it might he put down as a 
plain brown bird, but on close inspection its various shades 
of chestnuts and browns, the glistening feather-shafts, white 
on some parts, black or chestnut on others, and the beautiful 
