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LTHOUGH foiind in many j)arts 

 of Eng-land, this bird is not 

 o-enerally known, and many 

 who have heai'd its note have 

 been at a loss to distinguish 

 the utterer; and thjs for the 

 <JS'reat reason that the Wryneck 

 is with difficulty distinguished, 

 on accoimt of the colour of its 

 plumage, and, again, because 

 its general haunts are wooded 

 districts. It is in parks, 

 avenvies of trees, or other well- 

 protected positions where trees 

 are plentiful, that the Wryneck 

 will be most usually found, but 

 this particularly in the east and 

 south of Engjand. It is also, 

 though rarely, forind in Scot- 

 land, but seldom in Ireland. 



The name " Wryneck " is de- 

 rived from the extremely erratic 

 movement oC the neck of this bird when 

 in a state of fright or ordinary pleasure. 

 At such times the neck twists and 



