332 SCANSORES. 



SUB-FAMILY VII. 

 YuNCiN^. The Wrynecks. 



Gen. Chaeac. — Bill short, straight, with the tip acute ; the wings moderate 

 and pointed ; the tail moderate, rounded, and composed of soft and flexible 

 feathers ; the tarsi short ; and the toes moderate. 





Fig. 136. — the wryneck. 

 (Yunx torquilla.) 



These birds are found in Europe^ India, and 

 Africa. In tliis country they make tlieir appearance 

 at the same time as the ants upon which they chiefly 

 live. They obtain their favourite food by removing 

 the earth with their bill, and then insertino- their 

 long, extensile, and glutinous tongue, to which the 

 insects adhere. They are rarely seen on trees, as 



