^^''AV " 



THE WRYNECK. 



{jfynx torquilla)) 



■pOLLOWING closely in the wake of the 

 ■^ Cuckoo, if not occasionally preceding it, 

 comes the Wryneck, or Cuckoo's-mate, as it is 

 popularly called from the habit referred to. In 

 some respects it is a very remarkable bird, for 

 not only is its appearance quite unlike that of 

 any other of our summer migrants, but its 

 actions and habits are also totally different. In 

 size no larger than a Skylark, it at once attracts 



