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cure it for himfelf, Whil® they are taking the 
_ honey, he watches them attentively in a neigh- 
Ginvsi® = oY: U NX, 
j ats 
ve ee, 
4 bouring bufh, waiting for his fhare of the fpoil ; 
and they always give him a part, that he may 
‘ Ahew them to other trees where there are hives. 

fdas WRY- NECK. a 
e The beak ts {mooth and pointed, weak and a little bowed, 
The noftrils deprefled, hollow, and confpicuous. 
a The tongue fmooth, long-thaped like a worm, and end- 
: ing in a fharp bony point. 
Ten flexible feathers in the tail. - 
_ Two toes before, and two behind, for climbing. 
SHE Wry-Neck feeds upon infe&ts, which 
‘it pierces and takes with its tongue. The 
e tongue, like that of the Woodpecker, i is covered 
with a kind of glue. Its colours are not very beauti- 
: ful, but it is ftreaked in the moft delicate man- 
Aer; a number of black ftrokes divide the head 
and the back ; and the fides of the head and neck 
: are beautifully marked with fine lines of black, 
| and of a reddifh brown. | 
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