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Its ca]]^ is said to be varied; tlie ^eiu'ral u ttera nce of 

 the "Wryneck is one clearly-defined note delivered in suc- 

 cession, and which may be well rejn'eseuted by the i)hrase 

 " Pcol^ pcel^ peel/^ each note repeated some cio- ht or n ine 

 times. As before motioned, it also hisse s ; and it has 

 been remarked to have a peculiarly^f t note duriiii»- the 

 nestinu[^^ason. 



The Wryneck is about the same size as a Lark, beinu- 

 about seven and a-half inches in lenj^tli^^ 



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