Monticola gularis (Swinhoe), P. Z. S., 1862, p. 318 (id) Ibis, 1863 p. 93, pi. iii ; David and Oust. Ois. Chine, p. 161, pi. xlii ; Tacz. F.  O.-Sib. 0. p. 323 ; Seebohm, Cat. B. Br. Mus. v. p. 326.

ad. (S. E. Siberia). Head, nape, and lesser wing-coverts cobalt blue ; ear-coverts, sides of neck, back and scapulars blackish ; rump and upper tail-coverts chestnut ; wings and tail brown, the latter slightly washed with blue ; wicg-coverts and inner secondaries paler margined ; a median line down the throat white ; rest of under parts chestnut red. Culmeii 0’8, wing 3’9, tail 2-9, tarsus 0’95inch. Female greyish brown above the back ; rump and sides of neck with semicircular brown and ochreous markings ; under parts greyish white, the middle of the throat and abdomen white ; breast and flanks barred with brown.
Hob. South-eastern Siberia, Manchuria and northern China, passing further south in winter, when it has been found in Cambodgia.
Differs from M. saxatilis in frequenting dense forests where there are old trees. Its song is clear and melodious and is generally uttered when the bird is perched on the top of an old tree. It breeds in south-east Siberia and Manchuria, but its nest and eggs are as yet unknown.