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PICID.E. 



INSESSORES. 



SCANSORES. 



PICIDM. 



THE WRYNECK. 



Yunac tor quill u, The Wryneck, 



Common 



Torcol ordinaire. 



Yunx torquilla. 



PENN. Brit. Zool. vol i. p. 312. 

 MONTAGU, Ornith. Diet. 

 BEWICK, Brit. Birds, vol. i. p. 1 34. 

 FLEM. Brit. An. p. 92. 

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

 JENYNS, Brit. Vert. p. 152. 

 GOULD, Birds of Europe, pt. i. 

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



YUNX. Generic Characters. Beak short, straight, conical; the tongue long, 

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

 brane. 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. 



