458 NATURAL HISTORY OF AFRICA* 
the other four species it has in common with other 
parts of the globe. 
2. Merops, bee-eater. Eleven species ; of these 
nine are peculiar, and two in common with other 
countries. 
3. Nectarinia. Thirty-one species ; thirty pe- 
culiar, and one in common with other countries. 
4. Upupa. Five species ; three peculiar, two 
common to other countries. 
5. Sitta, nuthatch. Two species, peculiar. 
6. Buphaga. One species, peculiar. 
7. Oriolus. Three species, peculiar. 
8. Turdus, thrush. Forty-three species; thirty- 
eight species peculiar, five common to other coun- 
tries. 
9. Sturnus, starling. One species, which it has 
in common with other countries. 
10. Motacilla, warbler. Fifty-four species ; forty- 
nine peculiar, five in common with other countries. 
11. Musicapa, flycatcher. Thirty seven species ; 
thirty-five peculiar, two common with other coun- 
tries. 
12. Lanius, butcher-bird. Nineteen species ; 
sixteen peculiar, three in common with other coun- 
tries. 
13. Sparactes. One species, in common with 
other countries. 
14. Parus, titmouse. Five species ; four pecu- 
liar, one in common with other countries. 
