488 Mr. G. H. Gurney on 



7. Lamprocolius sycobius. Peters's Glossy Starling. 

 Lamprocolius sycobius Hartl. 



Iris golden-yellow ; bill and legs black. 



We found Peters^s Glossy Starling frequenting the thickly 

 wooded hills of the Athi ; only two specimens were obtained, 

 both males. It has a variety of notes, some of which are 

 very pleasing. 



8. Pholidauges verreauxi. Verreaux's Glossy Starling. 

 Pholidauges verreauxi Bocage. 



Iris yellow ; bill and legs black. 



Verreaux's Glossy Starling was only seen at Bondoni, 

 where a single female was obtained on March 24th ; the 

 bird was sitting by itself at the bottom of a small dry donga 

 in the middle of the plain, rather a remarkable place for this 

 species ; a male was seen, but not obtained, near our camp 

 on the following day. It appears to be rather a rare species. 



9. Oriolus galbula. Golden Oriole. 



Specimens of the Golden Oriole were shot at Kallima 

 Theki at the end of March ; it was not very common and 

 was met with nowhere else. 



10. Oriolus rolleti. Black-headed Oriole. 

 Oriolus rolleti Salvad. 



Iris reddish ; bill dull pink; legs dark brown. 



The Black-headed Oriole was locally common. I met with 

 it at Naivasha and at Kibwezi ; it was always in pairs and 

 was very shy, invariably inhabiting the tall thick trees at the 

 edges of small woods. I watched the male displaying one 

 day with great interest. I was concealed amongst a grove 

 of large trees of Ficus in which I knew were at least 

 one pair of 0. rolleti ; after I had . waited motionless for a 

 very long time, the female flew out to the end of a bough in 

 full view of the spot where I lay hidden, and presently began 

 to utter a low call-note ; the male bird then appeared and 

 sidled along the bough ; when he got close to the hen he ex- 

 panded his tail, and with bis head low and wings quivering 

 made little darts at her; after a minute or two he sidled 



