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YUNX TORQUILLA. THE WRYNECK. 



EMMET HUNTER. LONG-TONGUE. CUCKOO'S MAID OR MATE. SNAKE-BIRD. 

 BARLEY-BIRD. TURKEY-BIRD 



Fig. 207. 



Yiinx Toniuilla. Linn. Syst. Nat. I. 172- 



Yunx Torquilla. Lath Ind. Orn. I. 223. 



Wryneck. Mont. Orn. Diet. 



Torcol ordinaii-e. Yunx Torquilla. Temni. Man. d'Orn. L 403. 



Wryneck. Yunx Torquilla. Selb. Illustr. I. 381. 



Yunx Torquilla. Wryneck. Jen. Brit. Vert. An. 152. 



Plumage of the upper parts hrownish-grey^ spotted, undulated, 

 and dotted tcith hlackish-hroini ; a longitudinal hand of dark 

 brown on the hind-neck ; the fore-neck and sides greyish-yellow, 

 with transverse narrow bars of hrownish-hlack. 



Male. — The Wryneck is one of the most beautiful of our 

 native birds, being of an elegant form, and having its colours, 

 which however are not brilliant, disposed in a curiously intri- 

 cate manner. As it is the only species of the genus that occurs 

 in this country, or indeed in Europe, it is unnecessary to de- 

 scribe those parts which have supplied materials for the generic 

 character. Unfortunately I have neglected the examination of 

 the intestinal canal ; and my note-books supply descriptions of 

 the exterior only. 



