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. Yerreaux'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. 
Oy'iolus 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 O. 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 his head low and wings quivering 
made little darts at her; after a minute or two he sidled 
