470 NATURAL HISTORY OF AFRICA^ 
Order I. — Scansores. 
1. Genus, Psittacus or parrot tribe. Sixteen 
species are found in Africa, and of these twelve 
are peculiar to it, and four common to other parts 
of the world. 
^. Genus, Pogonias. Four species ; of these 
three are peculiar to Africa, and one common to 
other parts. 
3. Genus, Corythaix. Two species, and these 
are peculiar to Africa. 
4. Genus, Trogon. One species, which is pe- 
culiar to Africa. 
5. Genus, Musophaga. One species, which is 
peculiar to Africa. 
6. Genus, Bucco. One species, which is pecu- 
liar to Africa. 
7. Cuculus, cuckoo. Of the cuckoo tribe, 
sixteen species are found in Africa, and of these 
fifteen are peculiar to it. 
8. Centropus. There are three species, all of 
which are peculiar to Africa. 
9. Picus, woodpecker. There are ten species 
peculiar to Africa. 
II. — Amhulatores* 
1. Alcedo, kingfisher. Thirteen species occur 
in Africa, and of these nine are'peculiar to it, and 
the other four species it has in common with other 
parts of the globe. 
