WRYNECK, 



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INSESSOHES. 



SCAN SORES. 



THE WRYNECK. 



Yunx torquilla. 



Tunx torquilla, The Wryneck, PENN. Brit. Zool. vol. i. p. 312. 



MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 



BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 134. 



Common FLEM. Brit. An. p. 92. 



SELBT, Brit. Ornith. vol. i. p. 381. 



., JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 152. 



GOULD, Birds of Europe. 



Torcol ordinaire, TEMM. Man. d'Ornith. vol. i. p. 403. 



YUNX. Generic Cliaracters. Beak short, straight, conical ; the tongue 

 long, worm-like, with a horny point ; nostrils basal, lateral, partly closed 

 by a membrane. Wings moderate, the second quill-feather the longest. 

 Tail-feathers flexible. Feet with two toes in front, and two behind ; the 

 anterior pair joined at their base; the hind toes unconnected, 



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