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WRYNECK. 



The eggs, five to eight, are laid at the end of April 

 or beginning of May. As one might expect, they are 

 white ; and of course larger than those of either of the 

 preceding species. 



It seems to be almost impossible to rear this bird 

 in confinement. 



WRYNECK. 



lYNX TOROUILLA. 



Family Picid^. Genus Iynx. 



Cuckoo's Mate— Snake-bird — Long -tongue — Cuckoo's Mes- • 

 senger — Emmet Hunter — Pay-pay. 



The Wryneck is a summer visitor, arriving generally 

 in the beginning of April, and leaving again before the 



