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Its call is said to be varied; the general utterance of 

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

 cession, and which may be well represented by the phrase 

 " Peel, peel, peel/' each note repeated some eight or nine 

 times. As before mentioned, it also hisses; and it has 

 been remarked to have a peculiarly soft note during the 

 nesting season. 



The Wryneck is about the same size as a Lark, being 

 about seven and a-half inches in length. 



