Laughing-Thrush

From Kotagherry, Miss Cockburn remarks: -- "The name 'Laughing-Thrush' is most applicable to this bird, and its notes are often mistaken for the sound of the human voice.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

Crimson-winged Laughing-Thrush in and about Rishap, at elevations between 4000 and 5000 feet, and on various dates between the 4th and

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

Laughing-Thrush in the Pegu Hills, on the 27th April, containing three fresh eggs; the bird was sitting.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

A nest of the Grey-sided Laughing-Thrush found by Mr. Gammie on the

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

The Western Yellow-winged Laughing-Thrush breeds, so far as is yet known, only in Nepal, Sikhim, and Bhootan, from all which localities we have quite young birds, but no eggs.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

The eggs, of which I must have seen some hundreds, as this is the commonest Laughing-Thrush about both Mussoorie and Simla, are typically regular and moderately broad ovals.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

Of the Rufous-necked Laughing-Thrush, Mr. Blyth remarks: -- "Mr. Hodgson figures the egg of a fine green colour."

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

According to Mr. Hodgson's notes the Blue-winged Laughing-Thrush breeds in May and June in the central region of Nepal in forests, at elevations of from 2000 to 6000 feet.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

The Laughing-Thrush builds a pretty, though large, nest, and generally selects the forked branches of a thick bush, and commences its nest with a large quantity of moss, after which there is a lining of fine grass and roots, and the withered fibrous covering of the Peruvian Cherry (_Physalis peruviana_), the nest being finished with a few feathers, in general belonging to the bird.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870

Laughing-Thrush is perhaps the most familiar bird about our houses at all the hill-stations of the Himalayas westward of Nepal and throughout the lower ranges on which these stations are situated; this species breeds at elevations of from 5000 to 8000 feet.

The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870