grammatophila

Updated: January 2, 2025

This is another common bird. Like all its clan it goes about in flocks. Its wings are chestnut and blue. Grammatophila striata. The striated laughing-thrush. A common bird, but as it keeps to dense foliage it is heard more often than seen. Of its curious cries Jerdon likens one to the clucking of a hen which has just laid an egg. The tail is chestnut.

Douglas Dewar - Birds of the Indian Hills